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Definition of Aspadana
1. Noun. City in central Iran; former capital of Persia.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Iran, Islamic Republic Of Iran, Persia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aspadana
Literary usage of Aspadana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A System of Ancient and Mediaeval Geography for the Use of Schools and Colleges by Charles Anthon (1871)
"Aspadana, probably the modern Is- palian. GERMANIA. I. Gar mania was a large
province, having Per sis on the west, ..."
2. The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World: Or, The History by George Rawlinson (1881)
"Aspadana contains certainly as its first element the root a$pa, " horse." n The
suffix dan may perhaps be a corruption of ..."
3. Modern Geography: A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States and by John Pinkerton, Samuel Vince, Benjamin Smith Barton (1804)
"This capital does not appear to be in the size of any ancient city, though
D'Anville insinuate that it is the Aspadana of Ptolemy, which he places in Persis ..."
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