Persia
Meanings
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- The former term referring to Iran.
- Persia proper (Persis), the land of the ancient Persians, corresponding to modern-day Fars province in southwestern Iran.
- Territories corresponding to either of the two Persian Empires ruled by dynasties from Persis, especially the first of the two.
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Etymology
From Latin Persia, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /pārsa/).
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