Sassanid

American  

[suh-sah-nid, -san-id] / səˈsɑ nɪd, -ˈsæn ɪd /

Also Sassanian

noun

Sassanids, plural Sassanidae plural

1. a member of a dynasty that ruled in Persia a.d. 226–651.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Sassanids or their dynasty.

Sassanid British  

/ ˈsæsənɪd /

noun

1. any member of the native dynasty that built and ruled an empire in Persia from 224 to 636 _a.d

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Sassanian
  adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

• Sassanidae
  plural
• Sassanids
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Sassanid

1770–80; Sassan grandfather of first king of dynasty + -id ¹

Example Sentences

Named a World Heritage site in 2015, it was “an important center of the Roman, Sassanid, Byzantine, Islamic and Ottoman periods,” she added.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2023

The ancient city of Hatra fended off two Roman emperors and repulsed a ruler of Persia’s powerful Sassanid dynasty.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 10, 2015

Another reason for Muslim success was the persecution suffered by people under Byzantine or Sassanid rule because they did not support the official state religions, Christianity or Zoroastrianism.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

The powerful Sassanid Persians attacked relentlessly in the east.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Most of Asia Minor was held against the Sassanid Persians.

From A Short History of the World by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)