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Shi·raz

[shi-rahz] Pronunciation Key

–noun

a city in SW Iran. 373,000.

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Shi·raz¹ (shē-räz') Pronunciation Key
A city of southwest-central Iran south-southeast of Tehran. It has long been an important commercial center noted for its carpets and metalworks. The ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby. Population: 1,240,000.

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Shi·raz² (shē-räz') Pronunciation Key
n. See Syrah.

[Alteration of French syrah (influenced by Shiraz¹, from the belief that it was brought to Europe from Iran during the Crusades).]

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Sy·rah (sē-rä') Pronunciation Key
n. In both senses also called Shiraz².

A variety of grape cultivated especially in Australia, southern France, and the United States.
A full-bodied red wine made from this grape.

[French syrah.]

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Shiraz

wine made in the district of Shiraz, a city in Persia, 1634. As the name for a red wine made from a type of grape grown in the Rhône valley of France, it is recorded from 1908, from Fr. syrah,the name apparently altered in Eng. on mistaken notion that the grape was brought to Europe from the Middle East by Crusaders.

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