Persia
proper noun
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Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpɜː.ʒə/ / /ˈpɝʒə/ / /ˈpɜː(ɹ)ʃə/
name
Etymology: From Latin Persia, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /pārsa/).
- Iran, a country in West Asia.
- Persia proper (Persis), the land of the ethnic Persians, corresponding to the modern-day Fars province in southwestern Iran.
- The territories of any of the various Persian Empires or other polities ruled by dynasties from Persis.