Synonyms

Tabriz

American

[tah-breez, tuh-] / tɑˈbriz, tə- /

noun

a city in and the capital of Eastern Azerbaijan province, in NW Iran.

Tabriz British

/ tæˈbriːz /

noun

Ancient name: Tauris. a city in NW Iran: an ancient city, situated in a volcanic region of hot springs; university (1947); carpet manufacturing. Pop: 1 396 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

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A mother in the group said the bombing campaign had hit Tabriz and the surrounding area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Similar gatherings took place in the southern city of Shiraz, Yazd and Isfahan in central Iran, Tabriz in the northwest and elsewhere, according to images broadcast on state TV.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

“In January, we went to Armenia and met a guy who knew a guy at a restaurant in Yerevan who had someone drive tapes in from Tabriz in Iran,” Asdourian said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

They had travelled from the north-western town of Tabriz.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

The story I heard was that Arman became a governor of a town near Tabriz.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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