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Definitions: Persia |
PersiaNoun1. 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. 2. A theocratic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient Persian Empire and was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Persia" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "that cuts or divides", "a nail", "a gryphon", "a horseman". |
Date "Persia" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Bible | Persia an ancient empire, extending from the Indus to Thrace, and from the Caspian Sea to the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. The Persians were originally a Medic tribe which settled in Persia, on the eastern side of the Persian Gulf. They were Aryans, their language belonging to the eastern division of the Indo-European group. One of their chiefs, Teispes, conquered Elam in the time of the decay of the Assyrian Empire, and established himself in the district of Anzan. His descendants branched off into two lines, one line ruling in Anzan, while the other remained in Persia. Cyrus II., king of Anzan, finally united the divided power, conquered Media, Lydia, and Babylonia, and carried his arms into the far East. His son, Cambyses, added Egypt to the empire, which, however, fell to pieces after his death. It was reconquered and thoroughly organized by Darius, the son of Hystaspes, whose dominions extended from India to the Danube. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
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Cyrus the Great, king of Anzan, finally united the divided power, conquered Media, Lydia, and Babylonia, and carried his arms into the far East. His son, Cambyses, added Egypt to the empire, which, however, fell to pieces after his death. It was reconquered and thoroughly organized by Darius I, the son of Hystaspes, whose dominions extended from India to the Danube.
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At Masjid-al-Salaman in southwest Persia, the first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East was made on May 26, 1908. The rights to the resource were quickly acquired by the United Kingdom, however.
Persia was renamed Iran on March 21, 1935.
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Persia, Iowa
Geography
Persia is located at 41°34'44" North, 95°34'14" West (41.578993, -95.570417)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²). 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 363 people, 141 households, and 104 families residing in the city. The population density is 304.7/km² (794.9/mi²). There are 145 housing units at an average density of 121.7/km² (317.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 99.45% White, 0.28% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. 0.55% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 141 households out of which 31.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% are married couples living together, 6.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% are non-families. 23.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.57 and the average family size is 2.97.
In the city the population is spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $36,563, and the median income for a family is $40,000. Males have a median income of $26,000 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the city is $14,859. 10.0% of the population and 8.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 13.6% are under the age of 18 and 13.1% are 65 or older.Persia, New York
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 54.4 km² (21.0 mi²). 54.2 km² (20.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.29% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 2,512 people, 961 households, and 602 families residing in the town. The population density is 46.3/km² (120.0/mi²). There are 1,071 housing units at an average density of 19.8/km² (51.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 95.74% White, 0.28% African American, 2.51% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.04% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. 0.88% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 961 households out of which 29.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% are married couples living together, 11.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% are non-families. 31.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.41 and the average family size is 3.03.
In the town the population is spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $33,675, and the median income for a family is $39,650. Males have a median income of $29,838 versus $26,304 for females. The per capita income for the town is $15,590. 13.1% of the population and 10.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 18.6% are under the age of 18 and 11.1% are 65 or older.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Persia."
Synonyms: PersiaSynonyms: Iran (n), Islamic Republic of Iran (n), Persian Empire (n). (additional references) |
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Screenplays | Pinkish brown We're over Persia. (Love on the Run; writing credit: Julian Brodie; Alan Green) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Pink Pearl of Persia (1966) Fantasies of Persia (1995) | |
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 | Official greeting the convoy of American trucks with grain for Persia.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Lest we perish Campaign for $30,000,000 ; American Committee for Relief in the Near East ; Armenia - Greece - Syria - Persia ; One Madison Ave., New York, Cleveland H. Dodge, Treasurer.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | Turkey and Persia are both profoundly alarmed and disturbed at the claims which are being made upon them and at the pressure being exerted by the Moscow Government. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The civilisations of India, Chaldea, Persia, Assyria, Egypt, have disappeared, one after the other. |
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Economic History | Uzbekistan | Later, separate Muslim city-states emerged with strong ties to Persia. (references) |
Turkmenistan | Tribes of horse-breeding Turkmen drifted into the territory of Turkmenistan from ancient times, possibly from the Altay Mountains, and grazed along the outskirts of the Karakum Desert into Persia, Syria, and Anatolia. (references) | |
Tanzania | By the 12th century, traders and immigrants came from as far away as Persia (now Iran) and India. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | DRUIDS, n. Priests and ministers of an ancient Celtic religion which did not disdain to employ the humble allurement of human sacrifice. Very little is now known about the Druids and their faith. Pliny says their religion, originating in Britain, spread eastward as far as Persia. Caesar says those who desired to study its mysteries went to Britain. Caesar himself went to Britain, but does not appear to have obtained any high preferment in the Druidical Church, although his talent for human sacrifice was considerable. Druids performed their religious rites in groves, and knew nothing of church mortgages and the season-ticket system of pew rents. They were, in short, heathens and -- as they were once complacently catalogued by a distinguished prelate of the Church of England -- Dissenters. |
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| "Persia" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 98.73% of the time. "Persia" is used about 236 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 98.73% | 233 | 19,663 |
| Noun (singular) | 1.27% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 236 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Persia" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Persia | Last name | 130 | 69,184 |
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| "Persia" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "that cuts or divides", "a nail", "a gryphon", "a horseman". | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "Persia". | |||
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| Persis | N/A | Biblical | Same as Persia |
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1. Persia, IA (city, FIPS 62445) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "Persia"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaan | Persië (Iran), Iran (Iran). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | فارس بلاد. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | Персия. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 波斯. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | Persie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | Perzië (Iran). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | Persujo, Persio, Irano (Iran). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | Persia. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | Persia. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | Perse (persian). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Persien. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | Ιράν (Iran), Περσία (Iran). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | Perzsia (Iran). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | ajam (iran). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Irish | An IarÚin (Iran). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | Persia. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 페르시아 (Persian). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | Pershagh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | Iran (Iran). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ersiapay Que Não Desiste, Irã (Iran, iranian). (various references) Iran (Iran). (various references) Иран (Iran). (various references) persija. (various references) Persia. (various references) Uajemi. (various references) Persya (Iran), Irán (Iran). (various references) Ýran (Iran), Íran (Iran). (various references) Персія. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Ezra Chapter 9, Verse 9 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai poihsate to qelhma autou kai cwrisqhte apo twn eqnwn thV ghV kai apo twn gunaikwn twn allogenwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Quia servi sumus et in servitute nostra non dereliquit nos Deus noster et inclinavit super nos misericordiam coram rege Persarum ut daret nobis vitam et sublimaret domum Dei nostri et extrueret solitudines eius et daret nobis sepem in Iuda et in Hierusalem |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For seruauns wee ben, and in oure seruise our God forsoc not vs; and he bowide in vpon vs mercy befor the king of Persis, that he yeue to vs lijf, and rere the hous of oure God, and make out the wildernessis of it, and yeue to vs hope in Juda and in Jerusalem. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For we were bond-men; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations of it, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For we are servants; but our God has not been turned away from us in our prison, but has had mercy on us before the eyes of the kings of Persia, to give us new strength to put up again the house of our God and to make fair its waste places, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem. |
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| Language | Ezra Chapter 9, Verse 9 |
| Albanian | Në të vërtetë ne ishim skllevër, megjithatë Perëndia ynë nuk na braktisi në skllavërinë tonë, por na siguroi mirëdashjen e mbretërve të Persisë, duke na rizgjuar për të ngritur përsëri shtëpinë e Perëndisë tonë, duke restauruar rrënojat e saj dhe për të na dhënë një mur mbrojtjeje në Judë dhe Jeruzalem. |
| Cebuano | Kay kami mga ulipon; bisan pa niana ang among Dios wala mobiya kanamo sa among pagkaulipon, kondili naghatag kanamo sa mahigugmaong-kalolot sa mata sa mga hari sa Persia, sa paghatag kanamo ug bag-ong kinabuhi, sa pagpatindog sa balay sa among Dios, ug sa pag-ayo sa nangaguba niana, ug sa paghatag kanamo ug usa ka kuta sa Juda ug Jerusalem. |
| Croatian | Jer mi smo robovi, ali nas u ropstvu našem nije nikada ostavio Bog naš: nego nam dade te naðosmo milost u perzijskih kraljeva, dade nam snage da podignemo Dom Boga našega i da obnovimo njegove ruševine i pribavi nam utoèište u Judeji i Jeruzalemu. |
| Danish | thi er vi end Trælle, har vor Gud dog ikke forladt os i vor Trældom, men vundet os Nåde for Perserkongernes Åsyn, så at han har givet os Livskraft til at rejse vor Guds Hus og opbygge dets Grushobe og givet os et Gærde i Juda og Jerusalem. |
| Dutch | Want wij zijn knechten; doch in onze dienstbaarheid heeft ons onze God niet verlaten; maar Hij heeft weldadigheid tot ons geneigd voor het aangezicht der koningen van Perzie, dat Hij ons een weinig levens gave, om het huis onzes Gods te verhogen, en de woestigheden van hetzelve op te richten, en om ons een tuin te geven in Juda en te Jeruzalem. |
| Finnish | Sillä orjia me olemme; mutta orjuudessamme ei meidän Jumalamme ole meitä hyljännyt, vaan on suonut meidän saavuttaa Persian kuningasten suosion ja hengähtää, pystyttääksemme Jumalamme temppelin ja kohottaaksemme sen raunioistaan, ja on antanut meille suojatun paikan Juudassa ja Jerusalemissa. |
| French | Car nous sommes esclaves, mais Dieu ne nous a pas abandonnés dans notre servitude. Il nous a rendus les objets de la bienveillance des rois de Perse, pour nous conserver la vie afin que nous puissions bâtir la maison de notre Dieu et en relever les ruines, et pour nous donner une retraite en Juda et à Jérusalem. |
| German | Denn wir sind Knechte, und unser Gott hat uns nicht verlassen, ob wir Knechte sind, und hat Barmherzigkeit zu uns geneigt vor den Königen in Persien, daß sie uns das Leben gelassen haben und erhöht das Haus unsers Gottes und aufgerichtet seine Verstörung und uns gegeben einen Zaun in Juda und Jerusalem. |
| Hungarian | Mert szolgák vagyunk mi, de szolgaságunkban nem hagyott el minket a mi Istenünk, hanem hozzánk fordítá irgalmasságát Persiának királyai elõtt, hogy megelevenítene bennünket, hogy felemelhessük a mi Istenünk házát s megépíthessük annak romjait, és hogy adjon nékünk bátorságos lakást Júdában és Jeruzsálemben. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pada waktu kami masih dalam perbudakan, Engkau tidak meninggalkan kami. Engkau membuat kami disayangi oleh raja-raja Persia dan diizinkan hidup serta membangun kembali Rumah-Mu yang tinggal puing-puing itu. Engkau memberi kami perlindungan di sini, di Yehuda dan Yerusalem. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Karena kami ini lagi diperhamba, tetapi dalam hal perhambaan itu tiada ditinggalkan Allah kami akan kami, melainkan dicenderungkannya kepada kami keridlaan raja-raja Farsi, hendak menghidupi kami pula sedikit, sehingga kami dapat membangunkan bait Allah kami dan membaiki segala kerobohannya, dan hendak diberikannya akan kami sebuah pagar di Yehuda dan di Yeruzalem. |
| Maori | He pononga hoki matou; heoi i a matou i te herehere kihai matou i mahue i to matou Atua: na whakaputaina ana e ia he aroha ki a matou i te aroaro o nga kingi o Pahia, i homai ai he oranga ngakau ki a matou, i whakaarahia ai te whare o to matou At ua, i hanga ai ona wahi kua ururuatia, i homai ai he taiepa ki a matou ki Hura, ki Hiruharama. |
| Norwegian | For træler er vi; men vår Gud har ikke forlatt oss i vår trældom, han har latt oss finne nåde hos Persias konger, så de gav oss ny livskraft til å bygge op vår Guds hus og gjenreise dets ruiner og gav oss et hegnet bosted i Juda og i Jerusalem. |
| Rumanian | Cqci skntem robi, dar Dumnezeu nu ne -a pqrqsit kn robia noastrq. A kndreptat spre noi bunqvoinya kmpqrayilor Perwilor wi ei ne-au dat o nouq putere de viayq, ca sq putem zidi Casa Dumnezeului nostru, wi sq -i dregem dqrkmqturile, fqckndu-ne astfel rost de un loc de adqpost kn Iuda wi la Ierusalim. |
| Swedish | Ty trälar äro vi, men i vår träldom har vår Gud icke övergivit oss, utan han har låtit oss finna nåd inför Persiens konungar, så att de hava givit oss andrum till att upprätta vår Guds hus och bygga upp dess ruiner och bereda oss en hägnad plats i Juda och Jerusalem. |
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"Persia" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Beresina, Parciau, Pensiamo, Percie, Perdida, Perdika, Perissa, Pernia, persa, Persae, Persea, Pershad, persicae, Persius, Petruska, Pieria, Poesia, Prespa. (additional references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: aspire, paries, praise, spirea. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-i-p-r-s" | |
-1 letter: apers, apres, arise, asper, pairs, paise, pares, paris, parse, pears, peris, piers, prase, presa, pries, prise, raise, rapes, reaps, ripes, sepia, serai, spare, spear, speir, spier, spire. | |
-2 letters: airs, aper, apes, apse, ares, arse, ears, eras, ires, pair, pare, pars, pase, pear, peas, peri, pias, pier, pies, rape, raps, rase, rasp, reap. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-i-p-r-s" | |
+1 letter: aperies, apprise, aspired, aspirer, aspires, despair, diapers, harpies, impresa, paniers, paresis, parises, parries, parties, parvise, pastier, paviser, piaster, piastre, pirates, praised, praiser, praises, rapiers, rapines, raspier, repairs, sappier, scrapie, sharpie, soapier, spacier, spiraea, spireas, traipse, upraise, waspier. | |
+2 letters: airscape, airspace, airspeed, aphorise, apiaries, appliers, appraise, apprised, appriser, apprises, apprizes, asperity, aspheric, aspirate, aspirers, calipers, caprices, crappies, crispate, despairs, diaspore, dispread, earlship, epicarps, epigrams, espalier, firepans, garpikes, grapiest, harelips, heparins, impalers, impearls, impresas, japeries, lempiras, meropias, misparse, naperies, painters, panfries, panniers, pantries, paradise, parasite, parchesi, parecism, pareiras, paretics, parietes, parishes, parities, parodies, parslied, partiers, parvises, pastries, pavisers, pelorias, peracids, periapts, perillas, perisarc, pertains, pharisee, piaffers, piasters, piastres, picrates, pilaster, pinaster, piracies, plaister, plaiters, plashier, polarise, practise, prairies, praisers, pralines, praxises, presidia, prevails, primages, primates, pristane, privates, pyrexias, rampikes, ranpikes, raphides, rapidest, raspiest, repaints, replicas, reprisal, samphire, sapphire, sapremia, sapremic, scrapies, septaria, seraphic, seraphim, seraphin, sharpies, slipware, snappier, sparerib, sparkier, sparlike, sparrier, spearing, spiracle, spiraeas, spiraled, spirulae, sprained, swampier, traipsed, traipses, triphase, upraised, upraiser, upraises, vampires, vaporise, vespiary, warpwise, wiretaps. | |
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