| Persian Empire See Persia. |
Persian Empire
n
(Historical Terms) the S Asian empire established by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century bc and overthrown by Alexander the Great in the 4th century bc At its height it extended from India to Europe
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| Noun | 1. |  Persian Empire - an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BCAsia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations peri - (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done |
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