Persia

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈpɜː(ɹ).ʒə/

Proper noun

1. (historical, archaic) The former term referring to Iran in the West. (historical, archaic)
2. Persia proper (Persis), the land of the ancient Persians, corresponding to modern-day Fars province in southwestern Iran.
3. (historical, archaic) Territories corresponding to either of the two Persian Empires ruled by dynasties from Persis, specially the first of the two.

Synonyms

• Persis

Related terms

• peach

Translations

• French: Perse
• German: Persien
• Italian: Persia
• Portuguese: Pérsia
• Russian: Пе́рсия
• Spanish: Persia

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