Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
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- proper noun
- Mohammed Reza Pahlavi ruled Iran from 1941 to 1979.
Examples
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Mohammed Reza Pahlavi ruled Iran for nearly four decades before being overthrown in 1979.
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Many Iranians still debate the legacy of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and his regime.
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The exile of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi marked a turning point in Iranian history.
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The last Shah of Iran was Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.
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Mohammed Reza Pahlavi ruled Iran for nearly four decades before being overthrown in 1979.
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Many Iranians still debate the legacy of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and his regime.
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The exile of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi marked a turning point in Iranian history.
Synonyms
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A king of Iran who ruled from 1941 until he lost power in 1979
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The last king of Iran who ruled from 1941 until he was forced into exile in 1979
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A king of Iran from 1941 until Islamic revolutionaries removed him in 1979
Surface Forms
Morphology
Mohammed + Reza + Pahlavi
This is a full personal name composed of proper nouns; knowing the constituents only signals that it is a person's name and perhaps cultural origin, but provides no predictable information that this person was the last Shah of Iran or the dates of his reign. The meaning is encyclopedic/historical rather than compositional, so a B1 learner cannot derive the MWE's referential role from the parts alone.
Etymology
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi was the name of the last Shah of Iran, the country's ruler or 'king', who ruled for decades and lost power in 1979. So the name now reminds people of the end of the 'monarchy' in Iran and the 1979 'revolution'.