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Persia
[ pur-zhuh, -shuh ]
noun
- Also 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 334–331 b.c.
- former official name (until 1935) of Iran.
Persia
/ ˈɜːʃə /
noun
- the former name (until 1935) of Iran
- another name for Persian Empire
Example Sentences
It is divided into three sections, opening with interactions between Thrace and neighboring Greece and Persia — the former generally friendlier than the latter but all three cosmopolitan thanks to trade and stylistic mingling.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - a 2D platformer released last January - was recognised for its "memory shards" feature.
Its other 2024 titles, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and pirate-themed online game Skull & Bones, were also reported to have fallen below the company's expectations.
In the third century, it was considered one of the world's four great powers, alongside Persia, Rome and China.
Persia and Iran are two names for the same country, though they carry different historical connotations.
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