Look up: Persia

1. Persia
   A large and powerful country to the east of Greece. Persia tried to invade Greece but was defeated at the battles of Marathon and Salamis.
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2. Persia
   [n] - an empire in South 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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3. persia
   An ancient civilization, known as early as 2000 b.c. The persian empire was founded by cyrus the great (550-529 b.c.) and for 200 years, from 550 to 331 b.c., the persians ruled the ancient world from india to egypt. The territory west of india was called persis by the greeks who later called the en...
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4. Persia
   noun 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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5. Persia
   historic region of southwestern Asia associated with the area that is now modern Iran. The term Persia was used for centuries and originated from a ...
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/47
   
   
6. Persia
   Persia (pûr'zhu, –shu) , old alternate name for the Asian country Iran. The article Iran contains a description of the geography and economy of the modern country and a short account of its history since the Arab invasion of the 7th cent. This article is concerned with the history of ...
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7. Persia
   (EP) `Persia` is an album by The Church, released in August 1984. The follow-up to February 1984`s Remote Luxury, the Persia EP continues in a similar stylistic vein. Brighter in feel than its earlier companion EP, it is usually regarded as the stronger of the two. While ...
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