Persepolis
/pɚˈsɛpəlɪs/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The ceremonial capital city of Achaemenid Persia; its ruins in the present day. historical
Synonyms
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More examples"Since you mention it, I really would like to see the ruins of Persepolis."
Etymology
From Latin Persepolis, from Ancient Greek Περσέπολις (Persépolis), from Πέρσης (Pérsēs, “Persian”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa, “Persis, Persia, a Persian, Persepolis”) although ancient Greek writers relate a folk etymology that derived the city, country, and people's name from Ancient Greek πέρθειν (pérthein, “to sack, to kill”).