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Iran

/ɪˈɹɑːn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
Irán
A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Islamic Republic of Iran. Capital: Tehran.
Light was happiness; and the people of Iran, the land of light, were the favourites of heaven; while those of Turan, the gloomy region beyond the mountains to the north, were its e…
The Persians, in naming their country, make use of one word, which they indifferently pronounce Iroun, and Iran.
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