Iran
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\ 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 636,372 square miles (1,648,195 square kilometers), population 83,025,000
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Irani \ i-ˈrä-nē , -ˈra- \ adjective or noun
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