Persia

[ pur-zhuh, -shuh ]

noun
  1. 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.

  2. former official name (until 1935) of Iran.

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Persia

/ (ˈpɜːʃə) /


noun
  1. the former name (until 1935) of Iran

  2. another name for Persian Empire

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