Shiraz
Americannoun
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Shiraz
from Shiraz 1 , where the wine supposedly originated
Example Sentences
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Residents in Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz and Shiraz reported powerful explosions.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Chemaf’s founder, Shiraz Virji, son of a Zanzibar spice merchant, once hired dozens of Gurkhas, Nepalese soldiers with a reputation for fierceness, to guard one of the company’s mines against incursions by informal miners.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Born in southern Iran's Shiraz, the hometown of the renowned Persian poet Hafez, Saidian emigrated to Israel in 1998 at the age of 18, followed by her parents a few years later.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
Since then, videos verified by BBC Persian have shown demonstrations in the cities of Karaj, Hamedan, Qeshm, Malard, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Shiraz and Yazd.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
The wind from the mountains around Shiraz kept a light breeze spinning through the Apadana, quieter and more subtle than the Dancing Fan could ever hope to be.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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