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Persia

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1 English

1.1 Proper Noun

1.1.1 Derived terms
1.1.2 Translations
1.1.3 See also

English

Proper Noun

Persia

The country of Iran was formerly called "Persia" in English, but has always been referred to as "Iran" among Iranians themselves. The Persian Empire once included most of Western and Central Asia and Northern Africa.

Derived terms

Persian

Translations

Estonian: Pärsia
Finnish: Persia
Persian: ايران (Iran)
Polish: Persja f
Slovak: Perzia f

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The noun "persia" has two senses:

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