Hiberian
/haɪˈbɪəriən/noun
Relating to Hiberia, the ancient kingdom in the eastern Caucasus, roughly corresponding to present-day eastern Georgia.
Did you know?Ancient Iberia in the Caucasus was not the same country as Iberia in Spain, and scholars still debate whether the two names are historically connected.
Etymological Timeline
Antiquity
Greek
Ἰβηρία (Ibēria)
“The ancient kingdom of Iberia in the Caucasus, centered in what is now eastern Georgia.”
1st Century BCE–1st Century CE
Latin
Hiberia
“Roman form for the Caucasian kingdom; the initial H reflects Latin spelling traditions.”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Hiberi
“The people of Hiberia, known in Roman and Greek geographical writing.”
19th Century
English
Hiberian
“An English adjective meaning of or relating to Hiberia.”
Modern English
English
Hiberian
“A rare historical or geographical term referring to ancient eastern Georgia.”