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.

Persia

/ ˈpɜːʃə /

noun

1. the former name (until 1935) of Iran

2. another name for Persian Empire

Example Sentences

Inside a restored house in central Tehran, toys from every era, from ancient Persia to Soviet Russia and the United States, share the same space, stirring childhood memories from long ago.

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Christianity was present in this part of the world long before the rise of Islam during the Arab conquest of Persia in the 7th century AD.

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A couple of others beat him to it, including Persia’s Darius the Great.

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Believed to have originated in Persia, the santoor reached India in the 13th or 14th century, spreading through Central Asia and the Middle East.

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West LA, often called Tehrangeles, is home to the largest population of Iranians outside of Iran, formerly known as Persia.

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