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Te⋅he⋅ran
[te-ran, -rahn, te-huh-, tey-uh-; Pers. te-hrahn] 
hə-
–noun
| a city in and the capital of Iran, in the N part: wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin 1943. 3,150,000. |
Also, Teh⋅ran.
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| Teh·ran or Te·he·ran
(tě'ə-rān', -rän', tě-rān', -rän') Pronunciation Key
The capital and largest city of Iran, in the north-central part of the country south of the Caspian Sea. A commercial and industrial center, it became the capital of Persia (Iran) in 1788 and was modernized under Shah Muhnammed Reza Pahlavi (ruled 1941-1979). Population: 7,150,000. |
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| tehran | |
noun | |
| the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran [syn: Teheran] |
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