Sassanid

[ suh-sah-nid, -san-id ]

noun,plural Sas·sa·nids, Sas·sa·ni·dae [suh-sah-ni-dee, -san-i-]. /səˈsɑ nɪˌdi, -ˈsæn ɪ-/.
  1. a member of a dynasty that ruled in Persia a.d. 226–651.

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Sassanids or their dynasty.

Origin of Sassanid

1
1770–80; Sassan grandfather of first king of dynasty + -id1
  • Also Sas·sa·ni·an [suh-sey-nee-uhn], /səˈseɪ ni ən/, Sas·sa·nide [sas-uh-nid]. /ˈsæs ə nɪd/.

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Sassanid

/ (ˈsæsənɪd) /


nounplural Sassanids or Sassanidae (sæˈsænɪˌdiː)
  1. any member of the native dynasty that built and ruled an empire in Persia from 224 to 636 a.d

Derived forms of Sassanid

  • Sassanian, adjective

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