sassanid's
Sas·sa·nid
[suh-sah-nid, -san-id] noun, plural Sas·sa·nids, Sas·sa·ni·dae 
nɪd, -ˈsæn [-sah-ni-dee, -san-i-] , adjective noun
1.
a member of a dynasty that ruled in Persia a.d. 226–651.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to the Sassanids or their dynasty.
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| —n , pl Sassanids, Sassanidae | |
| any member of the native dynasty that built and ruled an empire in Persia from 224 to 636 | |
| Sa'ssanian | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
Sassanid
dynasty that ruled the Persian Empire 211-651 C.E., 1776, from M.L. Sassanidæ (pl.), from Sasan, grandfather of Ardashir I, who founded the dynasty.
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