Persia

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 2 Italian 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Proper noun 2.2.1 Related terms

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Wikipedia

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From Latin Persia, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persis), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa).

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• (UK) IPA: /ˈpɜː(ɹ).ʒə/, SAMPA: /"p3:(r).Z@/

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Singular Persia

Plural -

Persia

1. The country of Iran until 1935 was officially called "Persia" in English. However, the local name of the country since the Sassanian period has been "Iran". Since 1935 both terms "Iran" and "Persia" have been used in English, though Iran predominates. The Persian Empire once included most of Western and Central Asia and North Africa.

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• Persian

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• Iran
• Wikipedia article on Iran

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɛrsja/, SAMPA: /"pErsja/

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Persia f.

1. Persia

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• persiano
• persico