"Persian Empire" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Collocation of 'Persian' (as a demonym of Latinate Persia in the sense of Greek Persis, Old Persian Pārsa) and 'empire'. Translates Latin Imperium Persarum, as attested e.g. in the 1st century (e.g. Quintus Curtius Rufus "Life and exploits of Alexander the Great" 3.3.8). In English from the 17th centuryhttp://books.google.com/books?id=lLhHAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA37&dq=%22Persian+Empire%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=1700&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=%22Persian%20Empire%22&f=falsehttp://books.google.com/books?id=cY8pAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA3-PA400&dq=%22Persian+Empire%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=1800&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=%22Persian%20Empire%22&f=false, invariably in reference to the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 B.C.E.) conquered by Alexander the Great. Sometimes expanded to Medo-Persian Empirehttp://books.google.com/books?id=AOYqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA33&dq=%22Medo-Persian+Empire%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=1800&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=%22Medo-Persian%20Empire%22&f=false (translating Imperium Persarum et Medorum, "empire of (ruled by) Persians and Medians"). The 'et Medorum' is not a reference to Median empire (625–550 B.C.E.), but rather to (1) the tribal affiliation and shared status of the Persians and Medians, (2) the mixed Persian-Median parentage of the founder of the dynasty, Cyrus I. The term 'Persian empire' has sometimes been extended to the later, "restored" empire ruled by the Sassanid dynastyhttp://books.google.com/books?id=YfoEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA129&dq=%22Persian+Empire%22+Sassanian&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=1850&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=%22Persian%20Empire%22%20Sassanian&f=falsehttp://books.google.com/books?id=PNYLJakw1SQC&pg=PA28&dq=%22Persian+Empire%22+Sassanian&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=1980&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=%22Persian%20Empire%22%20Sassanian&f=falsehttp://books.google.com/books?id=MziRd4ddZz4C&pg=PA100&dq=%22Persian+Empire%22+Sassanian&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=1980&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=%22Persian%20Empire%22%20Sassanian&f=false, the ruling dynasty of which was also from Persia in the sense of Greek Persis, Old Persian Pārsa. It is sometimes taken more loosely to refer to the Achaemenid, Parthian and Sassanid states taken together (so Encyclopædia Britannica 2009: "historical empire from about 550 B.C.E.-640 C.E.") Etymology templates: {{B.C.E.}} B.C.E., {{B.C.E.}} B.C.E., {{B.C.E.}} B.C.E., {{C.E.}} C.E. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Persian Empire}} Persian Empire
  1. (historical) The empire ruled by the Achaemenid dynasty 550–330 B.C.E.. Tags: historical Categories (place): Persia Synonyms (empire ruled by Achaemenid dynasty): Achaemenid Empire, Persia Translations (empire ruled by the Achaemenid dynasty): Պարսկական կայսրություն (Parskakan kaysrutʻyun) (Armenian), სპარსეთის იმპერია (sṗarsetis imṗeria) (Georgian), დიდი სპარსული იმპერია (didi sṗarsuli imṗeria) (Georgian), აქემენიანთა იმპერია (akemenianta imṗeria) (Georgian), Persisches Reich [neuter] (German), Περσική Αυτοκρατορία (Persikí Aftokratoría) [feminine] (Greek), Óperzsa Birodalom (Hungarian), ចក្រភពផ្វាស៊ី (jak phop fasi) (Khmer), ចក្រភពពែរ្ស (jak phop pers) (Khmer), Imperium Persarum [neuter] (Latin), Persijos imperija [feminine] (Lithuanian), इराणी साम्राज्य (irāṇī sāmrājya) [neuter] (Marathi), Béézhąą Bikéyahtsoh (Navajo), Perserriket (Norwegian Bokmål), Persarriket (Norwegian Nynorsk), شاهنشاهی ایران (šâhanšâhi-ye irân) (Persian), Império Persa [masculine] (Portuguese), Перси́дская импе́рия (Persídskaja impérija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Persian_Empire-en-name-IoIdkSHy Disambiguation of Persia: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'empire ruled by Achaemenid dynasty': 63 37 Disambiguation of 'empire ruled by the Achaemenid dynasty': 67 33
  2. (historical) The empire ruled by the Sassanid dynasty 224–651 C.E.. Tags: historical Categories (place): Historical polities Synonyms (empire ruled by Sassanid dynasty): Neo-Persian Empire, Second Persian Empire Translations (empire ruled by the Sassanid dynasty): Պարսկական կայսրություն (Parskakan kaysrutʻyun) (Armenian), სპარსეთის იმპერია (sṗarsetis imṗeria) (Georgian), სასანიანთა იმპერია (sasanianta imṗeria) (Georgian), Perserreich [neuter] (German), Περσική Αυτοκρατορία (Persikí Aftokratoría) [feminine] (Greek), Szászánida Birodalom (Hungarian), Imperium Persarum [neuter] (Latin), Persijos imperija [feminine] (Lithuanian), Sasanidų Persija [feminine] (Lithuanian), इराणी साम्राज्य (irāṇī sāmrājya) [neuter] (Marathi), Béézhąą Bikéyahtsoh (Navajo), Perserriket (Norwegian Bokmål), Persarriket (Norwegian Nynorsk), شاهنشاهی ایران (šâhanšâhi-ye irân) (Persian), Império Persa [masculine] (Portuguese), Перси́дская импе́рия (Persídskaja impérija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Persian_Empire-en-name-IVpwGysc Disambiguation of Historical polities: 18 82 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of 'empire ruled by Sassanid dynasty': 38 62 Disambiguation of 'empire ruled by the Sassanid dynasty': 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Persia
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  "etymology_text": "Collocation of 'Persian' (as a demonym of Latinate Persia in the sense of Greek Persis, Old Persian Pārsa) and 'empire'. Translates Latin Imperium Persarum, as attested e.g. in the 1st century (e.g. Quintus Curtius Rufus \"Life and exploits of Alexander the Great\" 3.3.8).\nIn English from the 17th centuryhttp://books.google.com/books?id=lLhHAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA37&dq=%22Persian+Empire%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=1700&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=%22Persian%20Empire%22&f=falsehttp://books.google.com/books?id=cY8pAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA3-PA400&dq=%22Persian+Empire%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=1800&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=%22Persian%20Empire%22&f=false, invariably in reference to the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 B.C.E.) conquered by Alexander the Great. Sometimes expanded to Medo-Persian Empirehttp://books.google.com/books?id=AOYqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA33&dq=%22Medo-Persian+Empire%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=1800&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=%22Medo-Persian%20Empire%22&f=false (translating Imperium Persarum et Medorum, \"empire of (ruled by) Persians and Medians\"). The 'et Medorum' is not a reference to Median empire (625–550 B.C.E.), but rather to (1) the tribal affiliation and shared status of the Persians and Medians, (2) the mixed Persian-Median parentage of the founder of the dynasty, Cyrus I.\nThe term 'Persian empire' has sometimes been extended to the later, \"restored\" empire ruled by the Sassanid dynastyhttp://books.google.com/books?id=YfoEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA129&dq=%22Persian+Empire%22+Sassanian&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=1850&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=%22Persian%20Empire%22%20Sassanian&f=falsehttp://books.google.com/books?id=PNYLJakw1SQC&pg=PA28&dq=%22Persian+Empire%22+Sassanian&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=1980&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=%22Persian%20Empire%22%20Sassanian&f=falsehttp://books.google.com/books?id=MziRd4ddZz4C&pg=PA100&dq=%22Persian+Empire%22+Sassanian&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=1980&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=%22Persian%20Empire%22%20Sassanian&f=false, the ruling dynasty of which was also from Persia in the sense of Greek Persis, Old Persian Pārsa. It is sometimes taken more loosely to refer to the Achaemenid, Parthian and Sassanid states taken together (so Encyclopædia Britannica 2009: \"historical empire from about 550 B.C.E.-640 C.E.\")",
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      "word": "სპარსეთის იმპერია"
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      "sense": "empire ruled by the Achaemenid dynasty",
      "word": "დიდი სპარსული იმპერია"
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      "roman": "akemenianta imṗeria",
      "sense": "empire ruled by the Achaemenid dynasty",
      "word": "აქემენიანთა იმპერია"
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      "word": "Óperzsa Birodalom"
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      "word": "ចក្រភពផ្វាស៊ី"
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      "sense": "empire ruled by the Achaemenid dynasty",
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      "word": "Império Persa"
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      "sense": "empire ruled by the Sassanid dynasty",
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      "sense": "empire ruled by the Sassanid dynasty",
      "word": "Perserriket"
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      "sense": "empire ruled by the Sassanid dynasty",
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šâhanšâhi-ye irân",
      "sense": "empire ruled by the Sassanid dynasty",
      "word": "شاهنشاهی ایران"
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      "sense": "empire ruled by the Sassanid dynasty",
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      "word": "Império Persa"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "Persídskaja impérija",
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      "word": "Перси́дская импе́рия"
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