Persia
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Persia
- /ˈpɜː.ʒə/ UK
- /ˈpɝʒə/ US
- /ˈpɜː(ɹ)ʃə/ dated
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin Persia, itself derived from Persēs/Persa (“Persian man”) + -ia (suffix forming country names), literally “land of the Persians”, with the first element borrowed by Latin from Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs), itself borrowed from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /pārsa/).
proper noun
- Iran, a country in West Asia.
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Persia proper (Persis), the land of the ethnic Persians, corresponding to the modern-day Fars province in southwestern Iran.
Similar: Persis
- The territories of any of the various Persian Empires or other polities ruled by dynasties from Persis.
- A minor city in Harrison County, Iowa.
- A town in Cattaraugus County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Hawkins County, Tennessee.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: iran, persian empire, iraq, persian, fars, knight, farris, fares, faris, medo, pars, parsa, parthia, ariana, persian arch, western asia
Translations
Every language
name region of ancient Iran
| Español | Persia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 페르시아 Pereusia, 파사 Pasa |
| 日本語 | ペルシア Perushia, ペルシャ Perusha, 波斯 Harusha, 波斯 Harushia |
| 中文 | 波斯 Bōsī |
| हिन्दी | फ़ारस fāras, फारस phāras, पारस pāras, पारसीक pārsīk, फ़ारिस fāris, फारिस phāris |
| Português | Pérsia |
| Français | Perse, Persie |
| Deutsch | Persien |
| Italiano | Persia |
| Ελληνικά | Περσία Persía |
| Română | Persia |
| Русский | Пе́рсия Pérsija |
| Tiếng Việt | Ba Tư |
| العربية | فَارِس fāris |
| עברית | פָּרָס parás |
Talk about this word "Persia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/persia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Persia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/persia "Persia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/persia.Cite this
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title = {Persia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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