Persia
['pə:ʃə]
- n. 波斯（西南亚国家，现称伊朗）
英英释意
- 1. 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
- 2. 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; involved in state-sponsored terrorism