variants
often Shah
: a sovereign of Iran
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But just two years after the museum opened, the shah was toppled and theocratic rule by Shiite clerics was installed.
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ABC News, 8 May 2026
After the shah finished transforming Isfahan into the capital, the Chahār Bāgh, Isfahan’s central commercial artery, expanded across the river via Si-o-Se Pol.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
The diamond has been previously owned by India's Mughal emperors, shahs of Iran, emirs of Afghanistan, and Sikh maharajas, according to Reuters, citing the Historic Royal Palaces charity.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Pahlavi is the son of Iran’s former shah, who was so widely hated that millions took to the streets in 1979 to force him from power.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 8 May 2026
After the shah finished transforming Isfahan into the capital, the Chahār Bāgh, Isfahan’s central commercial artery, expanded across the river via Si-o-Se Pol.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
The diamond has been previously owned by India's Mughal emperors, shahs of Iran, emirs of Afghanistan, and Sikh maharajas, according to Reuters, citing the Historic Royal Palaces charity.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Pahlavi is the son of Iran’s former shah, who was so widely hated that millions took to the streets in 1979 to force him from power.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for shah
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“Shah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shah. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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shah
noun
ˈshä 
ˈshȯ
: a ruler of Iran until the 1979 revolution
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