Guilan

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡi.lɑ̃/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian گیلان (gilân).

Proper noun

Guilan m

  1. Gilan (a province of Iran)

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Guilan f

  1. obsolete form of Gjilan
    • 1840, Ami Boué, La Turquie d'Europe, volume 4, Paris: A. Bertrand, page 508:
      Descente dans le bassin de Guilan (bourg de 1,500 à 2,000 h.) 1/2. On peut aller à Pristina en traversant Guilan, la crête entre le bassin de Guilan et celui de Pristina, et, en descendant, ce dernier c'est la route de voiture, que a environ 8 à 8 h. 1/2.
      Descent into the basin of Gjilan (town of 1500–2000 inhabitants), in 1⁄2 an hour. One can go to Pristina traversing Gjilan, the crest in the Guilan basin and that of Pristina, and, descending, the latter is the road for carriage, that is around 8 to 81⁄2 hours.
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