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Persepolis

UK/pəˈsɛpəlɪs/US/pɚˈsɛpəlɪs/

Persepolis proper noun: the ceremonial capital city of Achaemenid Persia; its ruins in the present day.

persepolis: the ceremonial capital city of Achaemenid Persia; its ruins in the present day
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Proper noun

Persepolis

  1. (historical) The ceremonial capital city of Achaemenid Persia; its ruins in the present day.
    • In The Shah's Party, Templer narrows the lens to the extraordinary moment of the 1971 celebrations at Persepolis, where the shah staged a lavish commemoration of 2,500 years of Persian monarchy.2026 June 13, Sanam Vakil, “Iran, a modern tragedy”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 8
    Synonyms:
    Chilminar

Persepolis meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic

Persepolis in Hindi

ancient city of Persia; its modern ruins
पर्सेपोलिस parsepolis

Persepolis in Urdu

ancient city of Persia; its modern ruins
تخت جمشید taxt-e-jamšīd

Persepolis in Bengali

ancient city of Persia; its modern ruins
পার্সেপলিস্ parśepolis

Persepolis in Arabic

ancient city of Persia; its modern ruins
بِرْسِيبُولِيس birsībūlīs, تَخْتْ جَمْشِيد taḵt jamšīd
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Persepolis in Persian
تخت جمشید taxt-e jamšid, چهل منار čehel menâr, پارسه pârse, پرسپولیس perspolis

Synonyms of Persepolis

Origin of Persepolis

From Latin Persepolis, from Ancient Greek Περσέπολις (Persépolis), from Πέρσης (Pérsēs, “Persian”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa, “Persis, Persia, a Persian, Persepolis”) although ancient Greek writers relate a folk etymology that derived the city, country, and people's name from Ancient Greek πέρθω (pérthō, “to sack, to kill”).

Words formed from Persepolis

Questions about Persepolis

What does Persepolis mean?
Persepolis means the ceremonial capital city of Achaemenid Persia; its ruins in the present day.
What is Persepolis in Hindi?
Persepolis in Hindi is पर्सेपोलिस (parsepolis). See Persepolis meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Persepolis?
Persepolis is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Persepolis?
Persepolis is pronounced /pəˈsɛpəlɪs/ (UK).

Words near Persepolis in the dictionary

  1. Persephatta
  2. persephin
  3. Persephone
  4. Persephonean
  5. Persephonë
  6. Persepolis
  7. Persepolitan
  8. Persepolitans
  9. perserverance
  10. perservere
  11. perses

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