Persia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Persia in British English:
UK [ˈpə:ʃə]
How to pronounce Persia in American English:
US [ˈpɚʒə, -ʃə]
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- Noun:
- 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
- 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; involved in state-sponsored terrorism
Word Origin
- Persia
- from Latin Persia "Persia," from Greek Persis, from Old Persian Parsa (cognate with Persian Fars, Hebrew Paras, Arabic Faris).
Example
- 1. Purim commemorates the deliverance of the jewish people in ancient persia .
- 2. Medicines , and farm tools have travelled to india and persia .
- 3. The master mason was from baghdad , an expert in building the double dome from persia , and an inlay specialist from delhi .
- 4. Doris lessing was born doris may tayler in persia ( now iran ) on october 22 , 1919 .
- 5. She goes on to examine the interplay of authority and faith in many other parts of the world , particularly in persia , india and china .