SASSANIAN

Meaning of SASSANIAN in English

n. & adj. (also Sassanid)

--n. a member of a Persian dynasty ruling 211-651.

--adj. of or relating to this dynasty.

Etymology: Sasan, founder of the dynasty

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

SASSANIAN — I. adjective or Sasanian Date: 1788 of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the Sassanid dynasty of ancient Persia …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SASSANIAN — I. adjective or sa·sa·nian səˈsānēən, saˈs-, -ānyən Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sassan, grandfather of Ardashir I fl ab A.D. 226 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SASSANIAN — I. adjective or Sa·sa·ni·an sə-ˈsā-nē-ən, sa-ˈsā- Date: 1788 : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the Sassanid dynasty …
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SASSANIAN — [ sa'seɪnɪən ] (also Sasanian or Sassanid 'sasənɪd ) ■ adjective relating to a dynasty that ruled Persia from the …
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SASSANIAN — [Sas.sa.ni.an] or Sa.sa.ni.an adj (1788): of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the Sassanid dynasty of ancient Persia or …
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SASSANIAN — n. & adj. (also Sassanid) --n. a member of a Persian dynasty ruling 211-651. --adj. of or relating to this …
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SASSANIAN — n. & adj. (also Sassanid) n. a member of a Persian dynasty ruling 211-651. adj. of or relating to this …
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SASSANIAN — n. Variant: or Sasanian Function: noun Date: 1855 : SASSANID
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SASSANIAN — n. Variant: or Sa · sa · ni · an Pronunciation: s ə - ' s ā -n ē - …
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SASANIAN — I. adjective see: Sassanian II. noun see: Sassanian
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PAHLAVI — I. noun Etymology: Persian pahlavī, from Pahlav Parthia, from Old Persian Parthava- Date: 1773 the Iranian language of Sassanian Persia, …
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SĀSĀNIAN DYNASTY — or Sāssānian dynasty Persian dynasty (AD 224–651). Founded by Ardashīr I (r. AD 224–241) and named for his ancestor Sāsān …
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DYNASTY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Achaemenian dynasty Aghlabid dynasty Alaungpaya dynasty Konbaung dynasty Almohad dynasty Almoravid dynasty Angevin dynasty …
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SASSANID — I. noun also sas·sanide səˈsänə̇d, -ˈsan- ( plural sassanids -dz ; or sassan·i·dae -ˈsanəˌdē ; also sassanides -ˈsänə̇dz, -ˈsan-) Usage: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SASANIAN — Usage: usually capitalized variant of sassanian
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YEZDEGERDIAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to Yezdegerd, the last Sassanian monarch of Persia, who was overthrown by the Mohammedans; as, the …
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YEZDEGERDIAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to Yezdegerd, the last Sassanian monarch of Persia, who was overthrown by the Mohammedans; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SASSANID — /seuh sah"nid, -san"id/ , n. , pl. Sassanids, Sassanidae /-sah"ni dee', -san"i-/ , adj. n. 1. a member of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SASANIAN — I. adjective see Sassanian I II. noun see Sassanian II
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PAHLAVI — I. ˈpa-lə-(ˌ)vē, ˈpä- noun Etymology: Persian pahlavī, from Pahlav Parthia, from Old Persian Parthava- Date: 1773 1. : the Iranian …
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YEZDEGERDIAN — adj of or pertaining to yezdegerd, the last sassanian monarch of persia, who was overthrown by the mohammedans; as, the …
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SASANIAN — ■ adjective &noun variant spelling of Sassanian .
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PAHLAVI — [Pah.la.vi] n [Per pahlawi, fr. Pahlav Parthia, fr. OPer Parthava-] (1773) 1: the Iranian language of Sassanian Persia 2: a …
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SOUTHEAST ASIAN ARTS — the literary, performing, and visual arts of Southeast Asia. Although the cultural development of the area was once dominated by …
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SASANIAN DYNASTY — also spelled Sassanian, also called Sasanid (AD 224651), ancient Iranian dynasty evolved by Ardashir I in years of conquest, AD …
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NISHAPUR POTTERY — Islamic ceramics produced at Nishapur (modern Neyshabur, Iran) that were of bold style and showed links with Sassanian and Central …
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DYNASTY — n. Abbasid dynasty Achaemenian dynasty Aghlabid dynasty Alaungpaya dynasty Konbaung dynasty Almohad dynasty Almoravid dynasty Angevin dynasty Antigonid dynasty Arsacid …
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EMPIRE — n. 25B6; noun the Ottoman Empire : KINGDOM, realm, domain, territory; commonwealth; power, world power, superpower. See list. a worldwide …
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DYNASTY — n. 25B6; noun BLOODLINE, line, ancestral line, lineage, house, family, ancestry, descent, succession, genealogy, family tree; regime, rule, reign, empire, …
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