What does "tehran" mean?

The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province.

What is a synonym for "tehran"?

Common synonyms include: capital city, iran's capital, metropolis.

/tɛˈɹæn/ name

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Proper Noun

1
The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province.
"Three days after the presidential elections, Tehran was in upheaval."
2
A county of Iran, around the city.
3
Tehran Province, one of 31 provinces in Iran.
4
The Tehran Conference (1943).
5
The government of Iran. metonymically

"Tehran is a very beautiful town."

Diacriticless transliteration of Iranian Persian تِهران (tehrân), from Classical Persian تَهران (tahrān). See there for more.