Ormus

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UK/ˈɔːməs/US/ˈɔɹməs/

proper noun

A kingdom located in the Persian Gulf from the 10th century to the 17th century.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Hormuz · alternative Ormuz

  1. historicalA kingdom located in the Persian Gulf from the 10th century to the 17th century.

    High on a throne of royal state , which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind

    1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC

Origin

See Hormuz.

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Translations

Lithuanian Hormuzas
  • Hormuzaskingdom
Persian هرمز
  • هرمزkingdom
Polish Ormuz
  • Ormuzkingdom
Portuguese Ormuz
  • Ormuzkingdom
Spanish Ormuz
  • Ormuzkingdom

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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