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TEHERAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran
Synonyms:
capital of Iran; Iranian capital; Teheran; Tehran
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Holonyms ("Teheran" 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)