Persia
Americannoun
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Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
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former official name (until 1935) of Iran.
noun
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the former name (until 1935) of Iran
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another name for Persian Empire
Example Sentences
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The playwrights of Athens dramatized the tragic tales of kings, including Xerxes of Persia, whose overweening ambitions led the rulers to ruin.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Of course, the nut itself has been cultivated for thousands of years in Persia, modern day Iran, where pistachios are still the country’s number one commodity crop.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
In 1683 Shah Sulayman of Persia staged a hunt that reportedly required 80,000 beaters and lasted from early May to July.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
She added that the only comparable instrument was likely one made for Abbas II of Persia.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
After the rise of Fertile Crescent states in the fourth millennium B.C., the center of power initially remained in the Fertile Crescent, rotating between empires such as those of Babylon, the Hittites, Assyria, and Persia.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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