Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun persia

2 senses of persia

Sense 1
Persia, Persian Empire -- (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)
       INSTANCE OF=> empire, imperium -- (the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised)

Sense 2
Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia -- (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)
       INSTANCE OF=> Asian country, Asian nation -- (any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent)