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1. (n.) Persian Gulf
an arm of the Arabian Sea, between SW Iran and Arabia. 600 mi. (965 km) long.
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1. (noun) Persian Gulf, Arabian Gulf
a shallow arm of the Arabian Sea between Iran and the Arabian peninsula; the Persian Gulf oil fields are among the most productive in the world
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1. persian gulf
a great inland sea lying between Arabia and Persia, and entered from the Indian Ocean through the Gulf of Oman; is 650 m. long and from 50 to 250 m. broad. The Arabian coast is low and sandy, the Persian high. The chief islands are in the W., where also is the Great Pearl Bank. The only river of importance received is the Shat-el-Arab, which brings down the waters of the Euphrates and the Tigris.
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