Persia

Meaning

1. The former term referring to Iran in the West.
2. Persia proper (Persis), the land of the ancient Persians, corresponding to modern-day Fars province in southwestern Iran.
3. Territories corresponding to either of the two Persian Empires ruled by dynasties from Persis, specially the first of the two.

Concepts

Persia

Iran

Islamic Republic of Iran

Persian Empire

Eshtehardi

Kurd

Lavasan

Shirgah

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɜː(ɹ).ʒə/

Etymology

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

Sentences

This meant that Sparta was also effectively at war with Persia .