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shah

American  
[shah, shaw] / ʃɑ, ʃɔ /

noun

(often initial capital letter)

  1. (formerly, in Iran) king; sovereign.

shah British  
/ ʃɑː /

noun

  1. a ruler of certain Middle Eastern countries, esp (formerly) Iran

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Other Word Forms

  • shahdom noun

Etymology

Origin of shah

1560–70; < Persian: king

Example Sentences

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On the eve of the 1979 revolution that overthrew the shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, there was a much clearer vision of what would follow.

From The Wall Street Journal

It peaked on 8 and 9 January after Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the late shah, called for nationwide protests to take place.

From BBC

Hundreds of thousands of people took part in demonstrations around the world against the Iranian government on Saturday, following calls from the exiled son of the late shah for a "global day of action".

From BBC

Eighteen months later, the shah was gone and his repressive rule replaced with the Islamic Republic.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the modern era, those values were visible in daily life as the shah’s White Revolution brought Western inclinations to the fore.

From Salon

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