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Persia

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɜː^rʃə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pûr′zhə, -shə)

Per•sia (pûr′zhə, -shə),USA pronunciation n.

Ancient History, Place NamesAlso called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India;
conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331b.c.
Place Namesformer official name (until 1935) of Iran.

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Persia /ˈpɜːʃə/ n

the former name (until 1935) of Iran
another name for Persian Empire

'Persia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Abbas I - Ahasuerus - Artaxerxes I - Artaxerxes II - Azerbaijan - Cambyses - cuneiform - Cyrus - Dagestan Republic - Darius III - Esther - fallow deer - Firdausi - Gansu - Georgia - Hamadān - Iran - Isfahan - Jamshid - Jovian - Muscat - Nehemiah - Nizam al-Mulk - Parsee - Persepolis - Persian - Persian carpet - satrap - Urdu - Achaemenid - assassin - Avicenna - chéchia - daric - Darius I - Darius II - Haman - Jamal ud-Din - Kajar - Karaite - luster painting - Magi - Middle Persian - mirza - Pasargadae - per - Pers - Perses - Persian cat - Persian Empire

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "Persia" in the title:

I learned that Iran was called/had been called Persia once before
I'll swear I'm just from Persia
I'm Moe, 35 years old from Persia
Persian prince of Persia
they were between Athens and Persia.

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