Persian Gulf

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Persian Gulf

  • /ˌpɜːʒən ˈɡʌlf/ UK
  • /ˌpɝʒən ˈɡʌlf/ US

proper noun The Persian Gulf

  1. 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

Españolgolfo Pérsico
한국어페르시아 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
हिन्दीफ़ारस की खाड़ी fāras kī khāṛī, खाड़ी khāṛī
KiswahiliGhuba ya Uajemi
PortuguêsGolfo Persa, Golfo Pérsico
Françaisgolfe Persique
DeutschPersischer Golf
ItalianoGolfo Persico
ΕλληνικάΠερσικός Κόλπος Persikós Kólpos
RomânăGolful Persic
РусскийПерси́дский зали́в Persídskij zalív
Tiếng ViệtVịnh Ba Tư, Vịnh Ả Rập, Vịnh Péc-xích
العربيةالْخَلِيج الْفَارِسِيّ al-ḵalīj al-fārisiyy
עבריתהמפרץ הפרסי ha-mifráts ha-pársi

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@misc{persian_gulf_2026,
  title = {Persian Gulf},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/persian%20gulf},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}