Persia Definition

pûrzhə
proper name

Iran.

Webster's New World

Persian Empire.

Webster's New World
pronoun

(academic usage) A region in southwestern Iran, in particular Pars/Fars province.

Wiktionary
(archaic, classical usage) Territories corresponding to either of the two empires ruled by dynasts from Pars/Fars, specially the first of the two.
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other
A vast empire of southwest Asia founded by Cyrus II after 546 bc and brought to the height of its power and glory by Darius I and his son Xerxes. Eventually the empire extended from the Indus River valley in present-day Pakistan to the Mediterranean Sea before Alexander the Great conquered it between 333 and 331 bc .
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Origin of Persia

  • From Latin Persia, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persis), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa).

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Persia Sentence Examples

  • In Persia we do not have such feasts.

  • When the king of Persia, Shapur, captured Mazaca-Caesarea, the Cappadocian capital, Samuel refused to mourn for the 12,000 Jews who lost their livesin its defence.

  • It produces much grain and cotton, and is considered one of the most fertile districts of Persia.

  • In the East all such traits are exaggerated, a result perhaps rather of the statecraft than of the religions of Egypt and Persia.

  • The railway by Batoum to Baku by way of Tiflis has tended greatly to turn the channel of commerce from Trebizond into Russian territory, since it helps to open the route to Erivan, Tabriz and the whole of Persia.

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Words Starting With

PPEPER

Words Ending With

AIASIA

Unscrambles

Persia

Words Starting With P and Ending With A

Starts With P & Ends With AStarts With PE & Ends With AStarts With P & Ends With IA

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With P6 Letter Words Ending With A