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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Iran \I'ran"\ ([=e]'r[aum]n"), noun [Mod. Persian Ir[=a]n. Cf. {Aryan}.] The native name of Persia, the name adopted by the modern nation of Iran. [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

Iran

noun: 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; involved in state-sponsored terrorism [syn: {Islamic Republic of Iran}, {Persia}]
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