PERSEPOLIS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Persepolis mean? • PERSEPOLIS (noun)
The noun PERSEPOLIS has 1 sense:
1. an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins
Familiarity information: PERSEPOLIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PERSEPOLIS (noun)
Meaning:
An ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Persepolis" 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)
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