| iran definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | tehran | 295 sets |
| 2 | teheran | 15 sets |
| 3 | iran | 9 sets |
| 4 | now the islamic republic of iran, it borders iraq to the east. iran's population is mostly persian, with kurd and arab minorities. the majority of the iranians are shiite muslims (the only shiite-dominated muslim country in the world). persian iran is the ancient enemy of arab iraq. | 4 sets |
| 5 | theocratic republic | 4 sets |
| 6 | has an islamic theocratic republic. | 4 sets |
| 7 | tehran is the capital | 4 sets |
| 8 | once known as persia | 4 sets |
| 9 | irán | 3 sets |
| 10 | now the islamic republic of iran, it borders iraq to the east. its population is mostly persian, with kurd and arab minorities. the majority of the them are shiite muslims (the only shiite-dominated muslim country in the world). persian iran is the ancient enemy of arab iraq. | 3 sets |
| 11 | terhan | 3 sets |
| 12 | now the islamic republic of iran, it borders iraq to the east; population mostly persian, with kurd and arab minorities; majority are shiite muslims; nation of plateaus and mountains; has 7 neighboring countries and 3 bodies of water (turkemenistan, afghanistan, pakistan, iraq, turkey, azerbaijan, armenia|caspian sea, persian gulf, and gulf of oman); used to be known as persia; originally founded by cyrus the great; islamic country; origination of polo | 2 sets |
| 13 | excellent location on the persian gulf, lots of oil, supports terrorist activities, not an ally of the us | 2 sets |
| 14 | tehrain | 2 sets |
| 15 | tehram | 2 sets |
| 16 | present-day country that includes persia | 2 sets |
| 17 | إيران | 2 sets |
| 18 | shah received medical care in us=> iran hostage crisis | 2 sets |
| 19 | l'iran | 2 sets |
| 20 | this nation's islamic leaders took 52 americans hostage for over a year | 1 set |
| 21 | middle eastern country known to have enriched uranium and may be developing nuclear weapons | 1 set |
| 22 | persian rugs, which can take months to weave by hand, are traditionally made in which country? | 1 set |
| 23 | a new year's celebration known as nowruz takes place in an asian country that borders the caspian sea and the gulf of oman. name this country. | 1 set |
| 24 | middle east country west of afghanistan | 1 set |
| 25 | was the core of the ancient empire that was known as persia until 1935; rich in oil; involved in state-sponsored terrorism | 1 set |
| 26 | the was a conflict between the leaders (shahs) and the religious protestors (ayatollahs). at one point ayatollah's followers seized the us embassy and took more than 60 americans hostage. they held them for 444 days. | 1 set |
| 27 | _________ is changed from a secular pro-western society into a strict islamic theocracy. religious "police" patrol the streets to monitor behavior and dress (wome must wear the chador...a gown that covers them fully). | 1 set |
| 28 | nation responsible for holding 52 hostages in 1979 | 1 set |
| 29 | hamed haddadi (memphis grizzlies) | 1 set |
| 30 | cia gave money to people against mohammed mossadegh, bring back shah of iran to control oil fields | 1 set |
| 31 | major exports other than oil are carpets, caviar, fruits, textiles, mineral, motor vehicles, and nuts | 1 set |
| 32 | ahmaninejad- president (term is over this year)/ tehran-capital | 1 set |
| 33 | where did the cia topple a government in 1953? | 1 set |
| 34 | cia instrumental in overthrowing popularly elected govt in iran and placing shah in full control; rewarded us oil companies with lucrative concessions; created deep animosity among iranians | 1 set |
| 35 | half of are persian descent, and speak farsi, the persian language. | 1 set |
| 36 | known for intricate carpets | 1 set |
| 37 | 0 | 1 set |
| 38 | ancient persia | 1 set |
| 39 | 1 | 1 set |
| 40 | country that took over the american embassy in their country and held americans hostage for 444 days during the presidency of jimmy carter. | 1 set |
