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Iran


Definition: Meaning of, Iran in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɪˈrɑːn;ɪˈran /

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  1. a country in southwest Asia, between Iraq and Afghanistan. Population: 68,278,826 (2003). Capital: Tehran. Iran was called Persia until 1935, and is an important oil-producing country. Iran is a democratic county in which Muslim religious leaders have had a lot of political power since the Shah was removed in 1979 and the Ayatollah KHOMEINI came to power.
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Iran used in phrases

  • Iran-Iraq War
    1. a war between Iran and Iraq from 1980 to 1988
  • Islamic Republic of Iran (noun)
    1. a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil
  • People's Mujahidin of Iran (noun)
    1. a terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants; sought to counter the Shah of Iran's pro-western policies of modernization and opposition to communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who deposed the Shah
  • Shah of Iran (noun)
    1. title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
  • capital of Iran (noun)
    1. the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran
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allocate
Pronunciation: ˈaləkeɪt
Parts of Speech: verb
to use something for a particular purpose, give something to a particular person etc, especially after an official decision has been made
Iran-Iraq War