persia
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1. 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 (noun.location)
| instance hypernym | : | asian country, asian nation, |
| definition | : | any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | abadan, |
| definition | : | a port city in southwestern Iran (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | bam, |
| definition | : | an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003 (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | mashhad, meshed, |
| definition | : | the holy city of Shiite Muslims; located in northeastern Iran (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | aspadana, esfahan, isfahan, |
| definition | : | city in central Iran; former capital of Persia (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | rasht, resht, |
| definition | : | city in northwestern Iran near the Caspian Sea (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | shiraz, |
| definition | : | a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | tabriz, |
| definition | : | an ancient city in northwestern Iran; known for hot springs (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | orumiyeh, urmia, |
| definition | : | a city on the western side of Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | qum, |
| definition | : | a city in northwestern Iran; a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | persepolis, |
| definition | : | an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | kurdistan, |
| definition | : | an extensive geographical region in the Middle East to the south of the Caucasus (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | demavend, |
| definition | : | an active volcano in northern Iran (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | caspian, caspian sea, |
| definition | : | a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world (noun.object) |
| part meronym | : | middle east, mideast, near east, |
| definition | : | the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | gulf states, |
| definition | : | the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | asia, |
| definition | : | the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations (noun.object) |
| member holonym | : | irani, iranian, persian, |
| definition | : | a native or inhabitant of Iran (noun.person) |
| domain member region | : | mek, mko, mujahidin-e khalq organization, people's mujahidin of iran, |
| definition | : | a terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants; sought to counter the Shah of Iran's pro-western policies of modernization and opposition to communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who deposed the Shah (noun.group) |
| domain member region | : | usuli, |
| definition | : | a religious movement by Persian Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iran that is opposed to the Akhbari (noun.group) |
| domain member region | : | ayatollah, |
| definition | : | a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well (noun.person) |
2. 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 (noun.location)
| instance hypernym | : | empire, imperium, |
| definition | : | the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | asia, |
| definition | : | the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations (noun.object) |
| domain member region | : | peri, |
| definition | : | (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done (noun.person) |
3. 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 (noun.location)
| derivation | : | iranian, persian, |
| definition | : | of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | iranian, persian, |
| definition | : | of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture (adj.pert) |
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