an island off the SE coast of Iran, in the Strait of Hormuz: ruins of the ancient city of Hormuz, a major trading centre in the Middle Ages. Area: about 41 sq km (16 sq miles)
Hormuz in American English
(hɔrˈmuz; ˈhɔrməz)
Strait ofstrait joining the Persian Gulf & the Gulf of Oman, between Arabia & Iran