Tabriz

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/tæbˈɹiːz/

proper noun

A city in Iran, the seat of Tabriz County's Central District and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Fourth largest city of Iran with population of about 1,600,000. Historical names: Davrezh, Tavrezh, Tavrez, Tauris.

OriginIranian Persian تَبْریز ← Classical Persian تَبْریز →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Iran, the seat of Tabriz County's Central District and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Fourth largest city of Iran with population of about 1,600,000. Historical names: Davrezh, Tavrezh, Tavrez, Tauris.
  2. A county of Iran, around the city.

Origin

  1. Classical Persianتَبْریز
  2. Iranian Persianتَبْریز
  3. EnglishTabriz

Borrowed from Iranian Persian تَبْریز (tabriz), ultimately from Classical Persian تَبْریز (tabrēz) (see for more information).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 大不里士, 大布里士
  • 大不里士 (Dàbùlǐshì)city and county in Iran
  • 大布里士 (Dàbùlǐshì)city and county in Iran
Hebrew תבריז
  • תבריזcity and county in Iran
Hindi तबरेज़
  • तबरेज़ (tabrez)city and county in Iran
Hungarian Tebriz
  • Tebrizcity and county in Iran
Japanese タブリーズ
  • タブリーズ (Taburīzu)city and county in Iran
Persian تبریز
  • تبریز (tabriz)city and county in Iran
Russian Тебри́з
  • Тебри́з (Tebríz)city and county in Iran
Turkish Tebriz
  • Tebrizcity and county in Iran
Urdu تبریز
  • تبریز (tabrez)city and county in Iran
Cite this entry
APA

Tabriz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tabriz

MLA

“Tabriz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tabriz. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tabriz,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tabriz.

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