Noun
- 1. Persia, Persian Empire
- usage: 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
- 2. Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia
- usage: 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
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