Iran

1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Islamic Republic of Iran. Capital: Tehran.
2. (literary) regions inhabited by the Iranian peoples.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈɹɑːn/

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.

Synonyms

Persia

Islamic Republic of Iran

Kurd

the Islamic Republic of Iran

Lavasan

Eshtehardi

𐐆𐑉𐐪𐑌

Shirgah

Translations

Iran

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Irán

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Ιράν

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İran

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إيران

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Irã

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Irão

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Îran

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Iran

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