Hamadan

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/ˈhæməˌdæn/

proper noun

A city in Iran, the seat of Hamadan County's Central District and the capital of Hamadan Province.

Similar
Ecbatana
OriginPersian همدان ← Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭 ← Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Hamadān · alternative Hamedan · alternative Hamedān

  1. A city in Iran, the seat of Hamadan County's Central District and the capital of Hamadan Province.

    Synonyms: Ecbatana

  2. A county of Iran, around the city.
  3. A province in western Iran.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA city in Iran, the seat of Hamadan County's Central District and the capital of Hamadan Province.

Similar
Ecbatana

Origin

  1. Old Persian𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴
  2. Middle Persian𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭
  3. Persianهمدان
  4. EnglishHamadan

From Persian همدان (hamadân), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭 (Ahmadān), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hagmatāna-). Doublet of Ecbatana; see that entry for more.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 哈馬丹 /哈马丹
  • 哈馬丹 /哈马丹 (Hāmǎdān)city in Iran
German Hamadan
  • Hamadancity in Iran
Persian همدان
  • همدان (hamadân)city in Iran
Russian Хамада́н
  • Хамада́н (Xamadán)city in Iran
Turkish Hamedan
  • Hamedancity in Iran

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Amandah
Cite this entry
APA

Hamadan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamadan

MLA

“Hamadan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamadan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hamadan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamadan.

Source: Hamadan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.