Synonyms for Persia
ˈpɜr ʒə, -ʃəper·si·a

Princeton's WordNet

1. Persia, Persian Empirenoun

   an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC

2. Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persianoun

   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

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1. • Asia
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1. List of paraphrases for "persia":

   persian, faris, fars, fares

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How to use Persia in a sentence?

1. Sylvia Levi:

   She (India) has left indelible imprints on one fourth of the human race in the course of a long succession of centuries. She has the right to reclaim... her place amongst the great nations summarizing and symbolizing the spirit of humanity. From Persia to the Chinese sea, from the icy regions of Siberia to Islands of Java and Borneo, India has propagated her beliefs, her tales, and her civilization.

2. Democritus:

   I would rather discover one scientific fact than become King of Persia.

3. Hans Albrecht Bethe:

   If we fight a war and win it with H-bombs, what history will remember is not the ideals we were fighting for but the methods we used to accomplish them. These methods will be compared to the warfare of Genghis Khan who ruthlessly killed every last inhabitant of Persia.