Persian Empire
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- noun
- /ˈpɜrʒən ˈɛmpaɪər/
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Imperio Persa
- The Persian Empire, founded by Cyrus the Great, was known for its vast territory and cultural achievements.
Alexander wanted to and succeeded in conquering the Persian Empire, the greatest empire that the West had known to date.
- Alexander wanted to and succeeded in conquering the Persian Empire, the greatest empire that the West had known to date.
- He goes and conquers the Persian Empire, makes himself the Persian king of kings with this phalanx of troops armed with the serissa.
- They sent a letter to the king of the Persian Empire.
Examples
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In 480 B.C., the mighty Persian Empire attacked Greece.
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Asia Minor now lay at his mercy, but the Persian Empire was still a land of immense wealth and power.
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Most of what we know about the Persian Empire, however, comes from its western half.
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"And long live the Persian Empire.
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A thousand nations of the Persian Empire descend upon you.
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Due to a little historical misunderstanding, it was entitled the Persian Empire by Greek historians.
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He would next lead his army beyond the borders of the Persian Empire and into India.
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Before World War I, Kurdistan was divided between the Ottoman Empire and the Persian Empire.
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Zoroastrianism was the ancient religion of the Persian Empire before the invasion of Arabs and the spread of Islam.
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Herat and western Afghanistan were at times part of the Persian Empire and retain considerable Persian linguistic and cultural influences.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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5.2
An old name for the country now called Iran
The ancient Persian empire and family of rulers from about 550 to 330 BC
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'Persian' specifies the cultural/geographic origin (Persia/Iran) and 'empire' denotes a large state ruling many territories, so together they denote an empire associated with Persia. This noun + modifier pattern is highly regular and found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Persian Empire: The name Persian Empire comes from the people called Persians, who lived in a region named 'Persis' and built a very large empire under Cyrus the Great. Because that kingdom grew to rule much of Asia, Persian Empire now means that great ancient state.