Word
iran
Phoneticsiran
/ˌaɪˈɹæn/
Definitions
01the country
n. a country in West Asia. Its capital city is Tehran.
n. a sovereign state in West Asia, bordered by Iraq, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
“Many people visit Iran to see the beautiful ancient ruins in Persepolis.”
“Iran occupies a strategic position in West Asia, serving as a cultural and economic bridge between the Middle East and Central Asia.”
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02the cultural region
n. the wider area where Iranian people and their culture have lived for a long time.
n. the historical and cultural regions inhabited by Iranian peoples, often extending beyond the borders of the modern state.
“The poet wrote about the legends and history of the land of Iran.”
“In classical literature, the term Iran often encompasses a vast territory defined by shared linguistic and Zoroastrian heritage rather than political boundaries.”
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Etymology
From Iranian Persian ایران (irân), from Classical Persian ایران (ērān), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾērān, “of the Aryans”). See 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭 (ʾērān) for word formation, further etymology and cognates. The name of the political entity is a 3rd-century development that derives from the indigenous ethnolinguistic name of the Iranian peoples, i.e. the great variety of Iranian tribes that spoke an Iranian language.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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