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Main Entry:: Iran
Pronunciation:: \i-ˈrän, -ˈran; ī-ˈran\
Variant(s):: or especially formerly Per·sia \ˈpər-zhə, especially British -shə\
Function:: geographical name

country SW Asia bordering in N on Caspian Sea & in S on Persian Gulf & Gulf of Oman; an Islamic republic since 1979, formerly an empire capital Tehran area 635,932 square miles (1,647,064 square kilometers), population 60,055,488

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\-ˈrä-nē, -ˈra-\ adjective or noun

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