Hormuz

== English == === Alternative forms === Hormoz === Etymology === Borrowed from Persian هرمز (hormoz). Doublet of Ahura Mazda. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɔːˈmuːz/ === Proper noun === Hormuz An island in the strait of the same name, five miles off the Iranian coast. The strait that connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman. A district of Qeshm, Hormozgan Province, Iran. A city in Iran; capital of the district of the same name. Synonym of Hormozabad. Alternative spelling of Hormud. Alternative spelling of Ormus (“former Persian kingdom”). ==== Synonyms ==== (city in Iran, capital of Hormuz District): Qalʿeh-ye Hormoz ==== Related terms ==== Ormus Hormozgan Hormizd Ahura Mazda Ohrmazd ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Hormuz Island on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Strait of Hormuz on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Hormuz District on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Hormuz, Iran on Wikipedia.Wikipedia