Meanings
proper nounthe Islamic Republic of Iran
- Official name of Iran: a country in West Asia, in the Middle East.First known use 1979
Carolina Chandlers Corp. has filed suit in U.S. District Court charging the Islamic Republic of Iran and its nationalized shipping line with failing to pay outstanding debts.
1979 December 1, Debra Furr, “Chandler sues Iran shippers”, in Wilmington Morning Star, volume 113, number 42, Wilmington, North Carolina, page 11 more example
Ms. Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman known as Jina in Kurdish, was stopped on Sept. 13 by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s morality police as she came out of Tehran’s Haghani metro station.
2022 September 30, Mahsa Alimardani, Kendra Albert, Afsaneh Rigot, “Big Tech Should Support the Iranian People, Not the Regime”, in The New York Times
Origin
- Iranian Persianجُمْهوریِ اِسْلامیِ ایران
- EnglishIslamic Republic of Iran
Calque of Iranian Persian جُمْهوریِ اِسْلامیِ ایران (jomhuri-ye eslâmi-ye irân).
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Arabic جُمْهُورِيَّة إِيرَان الْإِسْلَامِيَّة
- جُمْهُورِيَّة إِيرَان الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (jumhūriyyat ʔīrān al-ʔislāmiyya)official name of Iran
Basque Irango Islamiar Errepublika
- Irango Islamiar Errepublikaofficial name of Iran
Bengali ইসলামী প্রজাতন্ত্রী ইরান
- ইসলামী প্রজাতন্ত্রী ইরান (islami projatontri iran)official name of Iran
Bulgarian Исля́мска репу́блика Ира́н
- Исля́мска репу́блика Ира́н (Isljámska repúblika Irán)official name of Iran
Catalan República Islàmica de l'Iran
- República Islàmica de l'Iranofficial name of Iran
Chinese Cantonese 伊朗伊斯蘭共和國 /伊朗伊斯兰共和国
- 伊朗伊斯蘭共和國 /伊朗伊斯兰共和国 (ji¹ long⁵ ji¹ si¹ laan⁴ gung⁶ wo⁴ gwok³)official name of Iran
Chinese Mandarin 伊朗伊斯蘭共和國 /伊朗伊斯兰共和国
- 伊朗伊斯蘭共和國 /伊朗伊斯兰共和国 (Yīlǎng Yīsīlán Gònghéguó)official name of Iran
Czech Íránská islámská republika
- Íránská islámská republikaofficial name of Iran
Danish Den Islamiske Republik Iran
- Den Islamiske Republik Iranofficial name of Iran
Dutch Islamitische Republiek Iran
- Islamitische Republiek Iranofficial name of Iran
Estonian Iraani Islamivabariik
- Iraani Islamivabariikofficial name of Iran
Finnish Iranin islamilainen tasavalta
- Iranin islamilainen tasavaltaofficial name of Iran
French République islamique d'Iran
- République islamique d'Iranofficial name of Iran
German Islamische Republik Iran
- Islamische Republik Iranofficial name of Iran
Greek Ισλαμική Δημοκρατία του Ιράν
- Ισλαμική Δημοκρατία του Ιράν (Islamikí Dimokratía tou Irán)official name of Iran
Hebrew הרפובליקה האסלאמית של איראן
- הרפובליקה האסלאמית של איראן (ha-repúblika ha-islámit shel irán)official name of Iran
Hindi ईरानी इस्लामिक गणराज्य
- ईरानी इस्लामिक गणराज्य (īrānī islāmik gaṇrājya)official name of Iran
Hungarian Iráni Iszlám Köztársaság
- Iráni Iszlám Köztársaságofficial name of Iran
Indonesian Republik Islam Iran
- Republik Islam Iranofficial name of Iran
Irish Poblacht Ioslamach na hIaráine
- Poblacht Ioslamach na hIaráineofficial name of Iran
Italian Repubblica Islamica dell'Iran
- Repubblica Islamica dell'Iranofficial name of Iran
Japanese イラン・イスラム共和国
- イラン・イスラム共和国 (Iran-Isuramu Kyōwakoku)official name of Iran
Korean 이란 이슬람 공화국
- 이란 이슬람 공화국 (Iran iseullam gonghwaguk)official name of Iran
Latin Res publica Islamica Iraniae
- Res publica Islamica Iraniaeofficial name of Iran
Latvian Irānas Islāma Republika
- Irānas Islāma Republikaofficial name of Iran
Lithuanian Irano Islamo Respublika
- Irano Islamo Respublikaofficial name of Iran
Malay Republik Islam Iran
- Republik Islam Iranofficial name of Iran
Norwegian Bokmål Den islamske republikk Iran
- Den islamske republikk Iranofficial name of Iran
Polish Islamska Republika Iranu
- Islamska Republika Iranuofficial name of Iran
Portuguese República Islâmica do Irão, República Islâmica do Irã
- República Islâmica do Irãoofficial name of Iran
- República Islâmica do Irãofficial name of Iran
Romanian Republica Islamică Iran
- Republica Islamică Iranofficial name of Iran
Russian Исла́мская Респу́блика Ира́н
- Исла́мская Респу́блика Ира́н (Islámskaja Respúblika Irán)official name of Iran
Slovak Iránska islamská republika
- Iránska islamská republikaofficial name of Iran
Spanish República Islámica de Irán
- República Islámica de Iránofficial name of Iran
Swahili Jamhuri ya Kiislamu ya Iran
- Jamhuri ya Kiislamu ya Iranofficial name of Iran
Swedish Islamiska republiken Iran
- Islamiska republiken Iranofficial name of Iran
Thai สาธารณรัฐอิสลามอิหร่าน
- สาธารณรัฐอิสลามอิหร่าน (sǎa-taa-rá-ná-rát-ìt-sà-laam-ì-ràan)official name of Iran
Turkish İran İslam Cumhuriyeti
- İran İslam Cumhuriyetiofficial name of Iran
Ukrainian Ісла́мська Респу́бліка Іра́н
- Ісла́мська Респу́бліка Іра́н (Islámsʹka Respúblika Irán)official name of Iran
Urdu اِسْلامی جَمْہُورِیَۂ اِیران, اِسْلامی جُمْہُورِیَۂ اِیران
- اِسْلامی جَمْہُورِیَۂ اِیران (islāmī jamhūriya-yi īrān)official name of Iran
- اِسْلامی جُمْہُورِیَۂ اِیران (islāmī jumhūriya-yi īrān)official name of Iran
Vietnamese Cộng hòa Hồi giáo I-ran
- Cộng hòa Hồi giáo I-ranofficial name of Iran
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Islamic Republic of Iran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamic%20Republic%20of%20Iran
MLA
“Islamic Republic of Iran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamic%20Republic%20of%20Iran. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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