Tabriz

American  

[tah-breez, tuh-] / tɑˈbriz, tə- /

noun

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

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Tabriz British  

/ tæˈbriːz /

noun

1. 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

Tunnel entrances at another site near Tabriz were damaged, a Planet image released by the Martin Center showed.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Even with the internet shutdown, Mehdi, an engineer from the northern Iranian city of Tabriz, said he had managed to reach his family on Friday night.

From Barron's

University students in the cities of Mashhad, Tabriz and Shiraz held memorial events this week for fellow students who were killed during the recent unrest that turned into protests.

From The Wall Street Journal

A contemporary of Italian masters Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli, Behzad brought a new style to Herat before settling in Tabriz, in modern-day Iran.

From Barron's