Asuristan

English

Alternative forms

• Asurestan, Assuristan, Asorestan, Asoristan

Etymology

From Middle Persian ʾswlstʾn' / 𐭠𐭮𐭥𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭭 (ʾsʿʿstn /⁠Asōrestān⁠/), from the Aramaic name of the Assyrians.

Proper noun

Asuristan (uncountable)

1. (historical) an important Sassanian province in Late Antiquity, corresponding to the Mesopotamia region

Anagrams

• Asturians, Austrians