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Ecbatana

/eɡbaˈtana/

proper noun/eɡbaˈtana/

Ecbatana (the ancient capital of Media, in modern-day Iran)

Borrowed from Latin Ecbatana, from Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbátana), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Ha(n)gmatāna).