variants
often Shah
: a sovereign of Iran
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Pahlavi was the name of a beautiful large boulevard in Tehran under the shah.
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Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
As the protests gained momentum, Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last shah, began posting messages calling for a general uprising.
—Karl Vick, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Pahlavi has lived in exile since his father, the last shah of Iran, was overthrown in the 1979 Islamic Revolution that brought the current clerical regime to power.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Pahlavi was the name of a beautiful large boulevard in Tehran under the shah.
—Talla Mountjoy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
As the protests gained momentum, Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last shah, began posting messages calling for a general uprising.
—Karl Vick, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Pahlavi has lived in exile since his father, the last shah of Iran, was overthrown in the 1979 Islamic Revolution that brought the current clerical regime to power.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Pahlavi was the name of a beautiful large boulevard in Tehran under the shah.
—Talla Mountjoy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Shah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shah. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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shah
noun
ˈshä 
ˈshȯ
: a ruler of Iran until the 1979 revolution
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