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persia

n.
US //ˈpɝʒə// per·sia Archaic
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Origin

From Latin Persia, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/).

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