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Persian Gulf

 
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–noun
an arm of the Arabian Sea, between SW Iran and Arabia. 600 mi. (965 km) long.
Also called Arabian Gulf.
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Persian Gulf also Arabian Gulf  
An arm of the Arabian Sea between the Arabian Peninsula and southwest Iran. It has been an important trade route since ancient times and gained added strategic significance after the discovery of oil in the Gulf States in the 1930s.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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