ALL meanings of iran
I·ran
I i - noun iran a republic in SW Asia. About 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Capital: Teheran. 1
- noun iran country in south west Asia 1
- noun iran a republic in SW Asia, between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf: a monarchy until an Islamic revolution in 1979 headed by the Ayatollah Khomeini when the Shah was obliged to leave the country. Consists chiefly of a high central desert plateau almost completely surrounded by mountains, a semitropical fertile region along the Caspian coast, and a hot and dry area beside the Persian Gulf. Oil is the most important export. Official language: Persian (Iranian or Farsi). Official religion: Muslim majority. Currency: rial. Capital: Tehran. Pop: 79 853 900 (2013 est). Area: 1 647 050 sq km (635 932 sq miles) 0
- noun iran country in SW Asia, between the Caspian Sea & the Persian Gulf: formerly an empire, it became an Islamic republic in 1979: 634,293 sq mi (1,642,813 sq km); pop. 49,445,000; cap. Tehran 0
- noun iran Plateau ofplateau extending from the Tigris River to the Indus River, mostly in Iran & Afghanistan 0
- abbreviation IRAN Iranian 0