"Chilminar" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Spanish Chilminara in the French translation of De Silva Figueroa's account of his travels in Persia from 1617 to 1619, from Persian چهل منار (čehel menâr, “ruins of Persepolis”), from چهل (čehel, “forty”) + منار (menâr, “minarets”), from the appearance of the ruins. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|Chilminara}} Spanish Chilminara, {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{bor|en|fa|چهل منار||ruins of Persepolis|tr=čehel menâr}} Persian چهل منار (čehel menâr, “ruins of Persepolis”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chilminar
  1. (historical, obsolete) Synonym of Persepolis, particularly its modern ruins. Wikipedia link: Chilminar Tags: historical, obsolete
    Sense id: en-Chilminar-en-name-RxMtUoEj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Synonyms: Persepolis [synonym, synonym-of], particularly its modern ruins [synonym, synonym-of], Chelminar, Tchelminar, Chihil Minar, Chil Minar, Chehel Menar, Chelmenar, Chel Menar, Cheminar, Techelminar

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