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Definition of Isfahan
1. Noun. City in central Iran; former capital of Persia.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Iran, Islamic Republic Of Iran, Persia
Definition of Isfahan
1. Proper noun. Third largest city of Iran. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Isfahan
Literary usage of Isfahan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1889)
"THE main postal route from Isfahan to the Gulf is vid Shiraz; to Shiraz the road
offers no difficulties over the 320 miles of its length. ..."
2. Storia Do Mogor: Or, Mogul India, 1653-1708 by Niccolao Manucci, William Irvine (1907)
"None the less, we managed to make our journey in sufficient comfort, and in twelve
days we reached Isfahan, where there was made over to us as a dwelling a ..."
3. Persia Past and Present: A Book of Travel and Research, with More Than Two by Abraham Valentine Williams Jackson (1906)
"Isfahan, nevertheless, retains its traditional title ... of Isfahan. The city
lies in a level tract of country which extends around it for miles. ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Among the other notable buildings of Isfahan must be reckoned its five bridges,
... Another striking feature of Isfahan is the Une of covered bazaars, ..."
5. The Saturday Magazine (1835)
"The rage of Timour, on hearing the fate of his soldiers, exceeded all bounds; he
would listen to no terms of capitulation, and Isfahan was doomed to be an ..."
6. Six Months in Persia by Edward Stack (1882)
"For my own part, Isfahan is associated in my memory with the names of many
hospitable friends, ... Julfa is usually called the Armenian suburb of Isfahan. ..."
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