Teheran

American

[te-ran, -rahn, te-huh-, tey-uh-, te-hrahn] / tɛˈræn, -ˈrɑn, ˌtɛ hə-, ˌteɪ ə-, tɛˈhrɑn /

Or Tehran

noun

a city in and the capital of Iran, in the N part: wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin 1943.

Teheran Cultural

Capital of Iran and the largest city in the country; located in northern Iran.

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Site of the Teheran Conference (1943), at which United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin met and agreed on Allied war plans and postwar cooperation in the United Nations.

Example Sentences

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He claims that what he saw in Teheran with his own eyes indicates that closer to 150 people died in Tehran alone.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2025

The move came after Teheran allowed nine runs on 11 hits in five innings in Saturday night’s 11-5 loss to his former team, the Atlanta Braves.

From Washington Times • Jul. 30, 2023

Brewers starter Julio Teheran went six innings and allowed six runs, three in the second and three in third.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2023

The state news agency said Raisi will leave Teheran on May 11.

From Reuters • Jun. 7, 2023

What hurt Yetta most was that a cable had come from Teheran saying that Walter had started homeward.

From Comrade Yetta by Edwards, Albert

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