Shiraz – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Shiraz
n.
city in southwest Iran; Syrah, type of black grape used for making wine (grown chiefly in Australia and South Africa); full bodied red wine made from the Shiraz grape
Shiraz
Shiraz (; ,
Širaz, , ) is the sixth most populous city of
Iran and the capital of
Fars Province (
Old Persian as
Pârsâ). At the 2011 census, the population of the city was 1,460,665 and its built-up area with "Shahr-e Jadid-e Sadra" (Sadra New Town) was home to 1,500,644 inhabitants. Shiraz is located in the southwest of Iran on the "Roodkhaneye Khoshk" (The Dry River) seasonal river. It has a moderate climate and has been a regional trade center for over a thousand years. It is regarded as one of the oldest cities of ancient Persia.
Shiraz
Noun
1. a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby
(hypernym) city, metropolis, urban center
(part-holonym) Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia
Shiraz
(n.)
A kind of Persian wine; -- so called from the place whence it is brought.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Shiraz
s.
Syrah, Shiraz, by sørvest i Iran; Syrah, svart drueslag brukt til vinlaging (vokser primært i Australia og Sør-Afrika); fyldig rødvin laget fra Syrahdruen
