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Persia, n.

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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Iran Islamic Republic of Iran Persia

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derivationally related form

Iranian

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derivationally related form

Persian

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Mujahidin-e Khalq Organization, MKO, MEK, People's Mujahidin of Iran Usuli ayatollah

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Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries, OPEC

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Asian country, Asian nation

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Middle East, Mideast, Near East Gulf States Asia

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Teheran, Tehran, capital of Iran, Iranian capital Abadan Bam Mashhad, Meshed Isfahan, Esfahan, Aspadana Rasht, Resht Shiraz Tabriz Urmia, Orumiyeh Qum Persepolis Kurdistan Dasht-e-Kavir, Kavir Desert, Great Salt Desert Dasht-e-Lut, Lut Desert Demavend Caspian, Caspian Sea Lake Urmia, Urmia, Daryacheh-ye Orumiyeh

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Irani, Iranian, Persian

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
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Persia Persian Empire

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empire, imperium

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Asia

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peri