Kermanshah

American  

[ker-mahn-shah, -shaw, ker-, ker-mahn-, kur-] / kɛrˌmɑnˈʃɑ, -ˈʃɔ, kər-, ˌkɛr mɑn-, ˌkɜr- /

noun

1. a city in W Iran.

2. Kirman.

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Kermanshah British  

/ ˌkɜːmænˈʃɑː /

noun

1. Former name (1987–1995): Bakhtaran.  a city in W Iran, in the valley of the Qareh Su: oil refinery. Pop: 832 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

On Thursday alone, state TV announced over 200 more arrests in provinces including Kermanshah in the west and Isfahan in central Iran.

From Barron's

They buried Aminian in an unmarked grave near Kermanshah last Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Aminian’s mother was at her home in Kermanshah, a Kurdish city in western Iran, when her phone rang.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her mother spent about six hours travelling from their home, in the western city of Kermanshah, to collect Robina's body from Tehran.

From BBC

Members of Aminian's family travelled from their hometown in Kermanshah, western Iran, to Tehran to identify her body after learning of her death, a source close to the family told INRNGO.

From BBC