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n. - A theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; An empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC.

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  • PRINCE OF Persia: THE SANDS OF TIME, an epic action-adventure set in the mystical lands of Persia ... ...
  • Gardening in Persia is not an easy matter to bring to perfection.
  • On the whole, however, the lot of slaves in Persia is perhaps as favourable as that institution will admit of.
  • India by Hoomeyoom Shah, as a mark of gratitude for the asylum he had once received in Persia from a descendant of Shah Ismaël.
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