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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • The capital and largest city of Iran, in the north-central part of the country south of the Caspian Sea. A commercial and industrial center, it became the capital of Persia (Iran) c. 1788 and was modernized under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (ruled 1941–1979).

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  • proper noun The capital city of Iran.

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  • noun the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran

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From Persian تهران (Tehrān).

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