Synonyms:
Iran, Islamic_Republic_of_Iran, Persia
Meaning: a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil
Synonyms:
Persia, Persian_Empire
Meaning: an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
Usage examples
In Roman times the worship of Mithra spread into Europe from Persia.
This historic country is bounded on the east by Persia and on the west by the Arabian desert.
One of the tyrants of Persia killed his tutor merely for the sake of making merry, for mere fun and sport.
This practice, however, did not obtain among the fire worshippers of Persia, nor, as was once believed, in Sumer or Akkad either.