Persepolis

American

[per-sep-uh-lis] / pərˈsɛp ə lɪs /

noun

an ancient capital of Persia: its imposing ruins are in S Iran, about 30 miles (48 km) NE of Shiraz.

Persepolis British

/ pəˈsɛpəlɪs /

noun

the capital of ancient Persia in the Persian Empire and under the Seleucids: founded by Darius; sacked by Alexander the Great in 330 _bc

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Persepolitan

adjective

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Persepolis

His establishment won’t screen the matches—but Persepolis on the Upper East Side will.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

She returned home for a period, after a serious bout of bronchitis, to find a much changed Tehran - as depicted in the second book in the Persepolis series.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

And then there was the draw and it could not get any bigger than this: Al Nassr and Ronaldo coming to Tehran to face Persepolis on matchday one.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2023

Ronaldo arrived on his first visit to Iran with the Saudi football club Al Nassr, which is set to play Iran’s Persepolis in Tehran on Sept. 19.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2023

“Mamou said you are going to Persepolis tomorrow.”

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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