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SHIRAZ

• SHIRAZ (noun)
The noun SHIRAZ has 1 sense:

1. a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby

Familiarity information: SHIRAZ used as a noun is very rare.

• SHIRAZ (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby

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 ("Shiraz" 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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