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Iran (i ran′, i rän′)

  1. country in SW Asia, between the Caspian Sea & the Persian Gulf: formerly an empire, it became an Islamic republic in 1979: 634,293 sq mi (1,642,813 sq km); pop. 49,445,000; cap. Tehran: former name Persia
  2. plateau extending from the Tigris River to the Indus River, mostly in Iran & Afghanistan
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Iran

Iranian

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