Tehran
pronunciation
How to pronounce Tehran in British English:
UK [teəˈræn,-ˈrɑ:n]
How to pronounce Tehran in American English:
US [ˌtɛəˈræn, -ˈrɑn, tɛˈræn, -ˈrɑn]
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- Noun:
- the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran
Word Origin
- Tehran
- also Teheran, Iranian capital, said to mean "flat, level, lower," but sometimes derived from Old Persian teh "warm" + ran "place."
Example
- 1. Tehran was quiet yesterday , but tensions remained high .
- 2. Tehran later denied the report .
- 3. Hundreds were arrested in tehran and elsewhere .
- 4. Tehran 's suffocating atmosphere presents hard choices .
- 5. Derakhshan had returned to tehran three weeks ago .