Source : WordNet®

Persia
     n 1: an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the
          6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in
          the 4th century BC [syn: {Persian Empire}]
     2: 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: {Iran}, {Islamic Republic
        of Iran}]