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TEHRAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tehran mean?
• TEHRAN (noun)
The noun TEHRAN has 1 sense:
1. the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran
Familiarity information: TEHRAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
capital of Iran; Iranian capital; Teheran; Tehran
Instance hypernyms:
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Holonyms ("Tehran" 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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