iran

2 definitions found

iran - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Iran \I`ran"\ ([=e]`r[aum]n"), n. [Mod. Persian Ir[=a]n. Cf.
     Aryan.]
     The native name of Persia, the name adopted by the modern
     nation of Iran.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

iran - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Iran
      n 1: a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western
           Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was
           known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil [syn: Iran,
           Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia]