ECBATANA

Meaning of ECBATANA in English

Function: geographical name

― see HAMADAN

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

ECBATANA — geographical name see: Hamadan
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ECBATANA — /ek bat"n euh/ , n. ancient name of Hamadan .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ECBATANA — — see Hamadan
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ECBATANA — ancient city on the site of which stands the modern city of Hamadan (q.v.), Iran. Ecbatana was the capital of …
Britannica English vocabulary
ECBATANA — Ecbatana BrE AmE ek ˈbæt ə n ə ˌek bə ˈtɑːn ə AmE \ ek ˈbæt ə n ə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ECBATANA — Ezra 6:2 margin. In the apocryphal books Ecbatana is frequently mentioned. Two cities named Ecbatana seem to have existed in …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
ECBATANA — Экбатана
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ECBATANA — г. Хамадан Экбатана
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ECBATANA — (0) экбатана
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
ECBATANA — г. Хамадан Экбатана
Англо-Русский географический словарь
HAMADAN — or ancient Ecbatana geographical name city W Iran WSW of Tehran population 272,499
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MEDIA — /mee"dee euh/ , n. an ancient country in W Asia, S of the Caspian Sea, corresponding generally to NW Iran. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAMADAN — /ham"euh dan'/ ; Pers. /ha ma dahn"/ , n. a city in W Iran. 124,379. Ancient, Ecbatana .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRESTER JOHN — also called Presbyter John, or John The Elder, legendary Christian ruler of the East, popularized in medieval chronicles and traditions …
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PHRAORTES — died 653 BC Iranian Fravartish, also called Khshathrita, Assyrian Kashtariti king of Media from 675 to 653 BC. Phraortes, who …
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PERSEPOLIS — Old Persian Parsa, modern Takht-e Jamshid, or Takht-i Jamshid (Persian: Throne of Jamshid) an ancient capital of the Achaemenian kings …
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PARMENIO — born c. 400 BC died 330, Ecbatana, Media Macedonian general usually considered the best officer in the service of Philip …
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MEDIA — ancient country of northwestern Iran, generally corresponding to the modern regions of Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and parts of Kermanshah. Media first …
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HAMADAN RUG — any of several handwoven floor coverings of considerable variety, made in the district surrounding the ancient city of Hamadan (Ecbatana) …
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HAMADAN — also spelled Hamadan, ancient Ecbatana city, west-central Iran, at the northeastern foot of Mount Alvand (11,716 feet ). Itself at …
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DEIOCES — flourished late 8th and early 7th centuries BC petty Median chieftain subject to the kingdom of Mannai in modern Iranian …
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DARIUS III — also called Codommanus died 330 BC, Bactria the last king (reigned 336330 BC) of the Achaemenid dynasty. Darius belonged to …
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BISITUN — also spelled Bisotun, historically Behistun village and precipitous rock situated at the foot of the Zagros Mountains in the Kermanshah …
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ASTYAGES — Akkadian Ishtumegu flourished 6th century BC the last king of the Median empire (reigned 585550 BC). According to Herodotus, the …
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ANAHITA — [Persian] The ancient Persian water goddess, fertility goddess, and patroness of women, as well as a goddess of war. Her …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
MEDES, MEDIA — (middle land). Media lay northwest of Persia proper, south and southwest of the Caspian Sea, east of Armenia and Assyria, …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
ARPHAXAD — (stronghold of the Chaldees). â The son of Shem and ancestor of Eber. (Genesis 10:22,24; 11:10) â Arphaxad, a king …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
ACHMETHA — See: Ecbatana
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
ЭКБАТАНА — Ecbatana
Русско-Американский Английский словарь

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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