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Per•sia
Pronunciation: (pûr'zhu, -shu), [key]—
n.
1. Also called
Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331b.c.
2. former official name (until 1935) of
Iran. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.