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SHIRAZ
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Shiraz mean?
• SHIRAZ (noun)
The noun SHIRAZ has 1 sense:
1. a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby
Familiarity information: SHIRAZ used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Shiraz" 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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