Persia (n.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: persia , persian empire ]

  2. 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

    [ Syn: iran , islamic republic of iran , persia ]

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