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persia

/pˈɝʒʌ/noun2 syllables

Persia means: a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil.

Synonyms for persia3

noun, as in a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil

Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran

noun, as in an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC

Persian Empire

What does persia mean?2

noun

1

a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil

2

an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Persia in a sentence

  • Glasswork came from Persia by way of the Silk Road.alpucca
  • He's a famous poet from Persia.megamanenm
  • Iran is also known as Persia.Adelpa
  • The wicked Haman tried to wipe out all of the Jews in the kingdom of Persia.Joseph
  • The Persian Gulf is located between Iran (Persia) and the Arabian Peninsula.AsliAbbasi

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