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MASHHAD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mashhad mean? 

MASHHAD (noun)
  The noun MASHHAD has 1 sense:

1. the holy city of Shiite Muslims; located in northeastern Iranplay

  Familiarity information: MASHHAD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MASHHAD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The holy city of Shiite Muslims; located in northeastern Iran

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Mashhad; Meshed

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Mashhad" is a part of...):

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)


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