Persian Gulf
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Persian Gulf
- /ˌpɜːʒən ˈɡʌlf/ UK
- /ˌpɝʒən ˈɡʌlf/ US
proper noun The Persian Gulf
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The gulf between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.
Today, all the states of the Middle East face a major threat in Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Saddam's ambitions are not confined to Kuwait. Rather, his goal is to dominate the Persian Gulf region and use its vast wealth to become the greatest Arab hero of modern times, the leader of a new Arab superpower.
Similar: Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Basra
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name gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula
| Español | golfo Pérsico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 페르시아 만 Pereusia man |
| 日本語 | ペルシア湾 Perushia wan, ペルシャ湾 Perusha wan |
| 中文 | 波斯灣 /波斯湾 Bōsī wān, 海灣 /海湾 hǎiwān |
| हिन्दी | फ़ारस की खाड़ी fāras kī khāṛī, खाड़ी khāṛī |
| Kiswahili | Ghuba ya Uajemi |
| Português | Golfo Persa, Golfo Pérsico |
| Français | golfe Persique |
| Deutsch | Persischer Golf |
| Italiano | Golfo Persico |
| Ελληνικά | Περσικός Κόλπος Persikós Kólpos |
| Română | Golful Persic |
| Русский | Перси́дский зали́в Persídskij zalív |
| Tiếng Việt | Vịnh Ba Tư, Vịnh Ả Rập, Vịnh Péc-xích |
| العربية | الْخَلِيج الْفَارِسِيّ al-ḵalīj al-fārisiyy |
| עברית | המפרץ הפרסי ha-mifráts ha-pársi |
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title = {Persian Gulf},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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