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Sas·sa·nid | \ sə-ˈsä-nəd 
, -ˈsa-; ˈsa-sə-nəd \
, -ˈsa-; ˈsa-sə-nəd \variants:
or Sasanid
Definition of Sassanid
: a member of a dynasty of Persian kings of the third to seventh centuries
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The first known use of Sassanid was in 1776
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