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Noun: Persian Empire
  1. An empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
    - Persia

Type of: empire, imperium

Part of: Asia

Encyclopedia: Persian Empire

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