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iran

I·ran
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ih-ran, ih-rahn, ahy-ran]
    • /ɪˈræn, ɪˈrɑn, aɪˈræn/
    • /ɪ.ˈrɑːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ih-ran, ih-rahn, ahy-ran]
    • /ɪˈræn, ɪˈrɑn, aɪˈræn/

Definitions of iran word

  • noun iran a republic in SW Asia. About 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Capital: Teheran. 1
  • noun iran country in south west Asia 1
  • noun iran a republic in SW Asia, between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf: a monarchy until an Islamic revolution in 1979 headed by the Ayatollah Khomeini when the Shah was obliged to leave the country. Consists chiefly of a high central desert plateau almost completely surrounded by mountains, a semitropical fertile region along the Caspian coast, and a hot and dry area beside the Persian Gulf. Oil is the most important export. Official language: Persian (Iranian or Farsi). Official religion: Muslim majority. Currency: rial. Capital: Tehran. Pop: 79 853 900 (2013 est). Area: 1 647 050 sq km (635 932 sq miles) 0
  • noun iran country in SW Asia, between the Caspian Sea & the Persian Gulf: formerly an empire, it became an Islamic republic in 1979: 634,293 sq mi (1,642,813 sq km); pop. 49,445,000; cap. Tehran 0
  • noun iran Plateau ofplateau extending from the Tigris River to the Indus River, mostly in Iran & Afghanistan 0
  • abbreviation IRAN Iranian 0
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Parts of speech for Iran

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Iran

iran popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Antonyms for iran

noun iran

  • an — An is used instead of 'a', the indefinite article, in front of words that begin with vowel sounds.
Just one Antonym for iran

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  • iranian

    of or relating to Iran, its inhabitants, or their language.

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    the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to the 10th centuries.

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    a republic in NW Asia: the region was acquired by Russia from Persia in the early 19th century; became the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic in 1936 and gained independence in 1991; consists of dry subtropical steppes around the Aras and Kura rivers, surrounded by the Caucasus; contains the extensive Baku oilfields. Language: Azerbaijani (or Azeri). Religion: Shiite Muslim. Currency: manat. Capital: Baku. Pop: 9 590 159 (2013 est). Area: 86 600 sq km (33 430 sq miles)

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  • middle east

    Also called Mideast. (loosely) the area from Libya E to Afghanistan, usually including Egypt, Sudan, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the other countries of the Arabian peninsula.

  • persian

    of or relating to ancient and recent Persia (now Iran), its people, or their language.
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