Asuristan

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proper noun

an important Sassanian province in Late Antiquity, corresponding to the Mesopotamia region

OriginMiddle Persian ʾswlstʾn' →
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Meanings

proper nounAsuristan (uncountable)

alternative Asurestan · alternative Assuristan · alternative Asorestan · alternative Asoristan

  1. historicaluncountablean important Sassanian province in Late Antiquity, corresponding to the Mesopotamia region

Origin

  1. Middle Persianʾswlstʾn'
  2. EnglishAsuristan

From Middle Persian ʾswlstʾn' / 𐭠𐭮𐭥𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭭 (ʾsʿʿstn /⁠Asōrestān⁠/), from the Aramaic name of the Assyrians.

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APA

Asuristan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asuristan

MLA

“Asuristan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asuristan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Asuristan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asuristan.

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