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English noun: Persia

1. Persia (location) an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC


SynonymsPersian Empire


Instance hypernymempire, imperium


Part meronymAsia


Domain region membersperi

2. Persia (location) a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil


SynonymsIran, Islamic Republic of Iran


Instance hypernymAsian country, Asian nation


Part holonymAbadan, Aspadana, Bam, capital of Iran, Caspian, Caspian Sea, Daryacheh-ye Orumiyeh, Dasht-e-Kavir, Dasht-e-Lut, Demavend, Esfahan, Great Salt Desert, Iranian capital, Isfahan, Kavir Desert, Kurdistan, Lake Urmia, Lut Desert, Mashhad, Meshed, Orumiyeh, Persepolis, Qum, Rasht, Resht, Shiraz, Tabriz, Teheran, Tehran, Urmia, Urmia


Part meronymAsia, Gulf States, Middle East, Mideast, Near East


Member holonymIrani, Iranian, Persian


Member meronymOPEC, Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries


Domain region membersayatollah, MEK, MKO, Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization, People's Mujahidin of Iran, Usuli









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