Definition of Aspadana

1. Noun. City in central Iran; former capital of Persia.

Exact synonyms: Esfahan, Isfahan
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Iran, Islamic Republic Of Iran, Persia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aspadana

Asimovian
Asin
Asio
Asio otus
Ask-Upmark
Askanazy
Askanazy cell
Aslan
Asman
Asmara
Asmera
Asmodæus
Asmonean
Asmoneans
Asn
Aspadana
Aspalathus cedcarbergensis
Aspalathus linearis
Asparagaceae
Asparagus asparagoides
Asparagus officinales
Asparagus plumosus
Asparagus setaceous
AspectJ
Aspen
Asperger's
Asperger's syndrome
Asperger's syndromes
Asperger syndrome
Asperger syndromes

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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