Etymology

Tehran

Teh·ran
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Today it means: The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province. Full definition →

Classical Persian تَهران
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  1. Classical Persian · derived fromتَهران
  2. English todayTehran

A diacriticless transliteration of Iranian Persian تِهران (tehrân), from Classical Persian تَهران (tahrān). See there for more.

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