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Sassanid

[ suh-sah-nid, -san-id ]

noun

, plural Sas·sa·nids, Sas·sa·ni·dae [s, uh, -, sah, -ni-dee, -, san, -i-].
  1. a member of a dynasty that ruled in Persia a.d. 226–651.


adjective

  1. of or relating to the Sassanids or their dynasty.

Sassanid

/ ˈsæsənɪd /

noun

  1. any member of the native dynasty that built and ruled an empire in Persia from 224 to 636 a.d
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • Saˈssanian, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Sassanid1

1770–80; Sassan grandfather of first king of dynasty + -id 1
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Example Sentences

The lives of the women of the Sassanid were not always to be envied.

But after the middle of the third century the Sassanid dynasty restored the power of Persia and revived its ancient pretensions.

The Tigris was an eastern boundary which Christianity did not pass under the Sassanid.

With Chosroes I (531-579) came a last period of Sassanid vigour.

Moreover, a great and exhausting struggle began with the Sassanid Empire in Persia.

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