Farsistan

F4A1R1S1I1S1T1A1N1

proper noun

Fars, Persia proper, a province of Iran that is the historical homeland of the Persians.

OriginClassical Persian فَارْسِسْتَان →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. archaicFars, Persia proper, a province of Iran that is the historical homeland of the Persians.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pars

Origin

  1. Classical Persianفَارْسِسْتَان
  2. EnglishFarsistan

Borrowed from Classical Persian فَارْسِسْتَان (fārsistān), from فَارْس (fārs, “ethnic Persian”) + ـِسْتَان (-istān, “place of”). By surface analysis, Fars + -istan.

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APA

Farsistan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Farsistan

MLA

“Farsistan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Farsistan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Farsistan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Farsistan.

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