Hyrcania

[ her-key-nee-uh ]

noun

1. an ancient province of the Persian empire, SE of the Caspian Sea.

Hyrcania

/ hɜːˈkeɪnɪə /

noun

1. an ancient district of Asia, southeast of the Caspian Sea

Other Words From

• Hyr·cani·an adjective

Example Sentences

Hyrcania was the name of a rough mountainous region near the Caspian Sea.

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The visionary conquests of Hyrcania and India, which had so long amused, now tormented, the mind of Julian.

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There was a region Hyrcania, inhabited by the Medes; which seems to have been of the same inflammable nature.

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Hyrcania was the country south and south-east of the Caspian Sea.

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The name Hyrcania has here a wide meaning; the proper name would have been Parthia.

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