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Definition of Esfahan

1. Noun. City in central Iran; former capital of Persia.

Definition of Esfahan

1. Proper noun. (alternative spelling of Isfahan) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Esfahan

Literary usage of Esfahan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Universal History: From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time by George Sale, George Psalmanazar, Archibald Bower, George Shelvocke, John Campbell, John Swinton (1759)
"... being informed of what had happened at Esfahan, marched thither with a ... advanced to Esfahan, and laid fiege to that city, where his brother was then ..."

2. Developments in Steelmaking Capacity of Non-Oecd Economies by Oecd (2006)
"2010 Esfahan Steel Go's Saba Steel Complex has a plan to double its crude steel capacity to 1.4 million tpy by March 2010. ..."

3. The Metropolitan (1832)
"The evening now approached, and all Esfahan sparkled with festivity. The Workers of Fire and of Light were everywhere in activity, and new miracles of their ..."

4. The Library of Romance: A Collection of Traditions, Poetical Legends, and by Charles Dickens (1837)
"... lady of Esfahan in her place. There were numbers, she knew, among the noblest born of the court, who envied her good fortune; and, as it was evident, ..."

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