Hyrcania

[ her-key-nee-uh ]

/ hərˈkeɪ ni ə /

an ancient province of the Persian empire, SE of the Caspian Sea.

OTHER WORDS FROM Hyrcania

Hyr·ca·ni·an, adjective

And a thousand sesterces more that thy Hyrcanian tiger shall also be slain by the man I will name against him.

Ulric the Jarl |William O. Stoddard
It was like an eagle in the Hyrcanian mountains, swooping down on a lamb.

Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2 |Ernst Eckstein
There lay Hyrcania; and several Roman writers speak of the Hyrcanian tigers.

The Plant Hunters |Mayne Reid
Not with a roar, but with a snarl that was dreadful did the Hyrcanian monster rush from his den into the arena.

Ulric the Jarl |William O. Stoddard

We are made to feel the touch of something galling in the manner of these Median and Hyrcanian troopers.

Cyropaedia |Xenophon

Hyrcanian

/ (hɜːˈkeɪnɪən) /

of or relating to Hyrcania

Hyrcania

/ (hɜːˈkeɪnɪə) /

an ancient district of Asia, southeast of the Caspian Sea