Iran
geographical name
\ i-ˈrän
, -ˈran; ī-ˈran\
, -ˈran; ī-ˈran\
variants:
or primarily before 1935 Persia \ ˈpər-zhə
, especially British -shə \
, especially British -shə \
Definition of Iran
country in southwestern Asia bordering in the north on the Caspian Sea and in the south on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman; an Islamic republic since 1979, formerly an empire; capital Tehran area 635,932 square miles (1,647,064 square kilometers), population 75,149,669
Other Words from Iran
Irani
\ i-ˈrä-nē
, -ˈra- \
adjective or noun
, -ˈra- \
adjective or noun