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SHAH OF IRAN
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• SHAH OF IRAN (noun)
The noun SHAH OF IRAN has 1 sense:
1. title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
Familiarity information: SHAH OF IRAN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Shah; Shah of Iran
Hypernyms ("Shah of Iran" is a kind of...):
crowned head; monarch; sovereign (a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right)
Instance hyponyms:
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi; Mohammed Reza Pahlevi; Pahlavi; Pahlevi; Shah Pahlavi (Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980))
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