Khorasan

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Sassanian and post-Islamic Persian name for the region of Parthia located in north east of Persia (Iran), sometimes covering also parts of Central Asia and Afghanistan; the Greater Khorasan. historical
  2. 2
    A former province of Iran which subsequently divided into the South Khorasan, North Khorasan, and Razavi Khorasan provinces.
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of Daesh-Khorasan (“IS/ISIL/ISIS affiliate”). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, proscribed

Example

More examples

"This bread contains ancient grains, such as flaxseed, millet, kamut, amaranth, quinoa, red fife and Khorasan wheat."

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian Persian خراسان (xorâsân), from Classical Persian خوراسان (xwarāsān), from Middle Persian hwlʾsʾn' (xwarāsān, literally “sunrise; east”).

Related phrases

Daesh-KhorasanIS-KISIL-KISIS-KKhorasan wheatNorth KhorasanRazavi KhorasanSouth Khorasan

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