Definitions for Tehran
Tehran

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1. Teheran, Tehran, capital of Iran, Iranian capitalnoun

   the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran

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1. Tehrannoun

   The capital of Iran.

   Etymology: From تهران.

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1. Tehran

   Tehran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With a population of about 8,300,000 and about 14 million metropolitan area, it is Iran's largest city and urban area, and one of the largest cities in Western Asia. In the 20th and 21st centuries, Tehran has been the subject to mass migration of people from all around Iran. The city is home to many historic mosques, churches, synagogues and Zoroastrian fire temples. Contemporary Tehran is a modern city featuring many structures, of which the Azadi Tower and the Milad Tower have come to be symbols of Tehran itself. Tehran is ranked 29th in the world by the population of its metropolitan area. Throughout Iran's history, the capital has been moved many times, and Tehran is the 32nd national capital of Iran although it has been Iran's capital for about 220 years. Persian is the city's native tongue, spoken by roughly 98% of the population. The majority of people in Tehran identify themselves as Persians. In pre-Islamic and early Islamic times, Tehran was called Ray.

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1. thenar

2. anther

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tehran in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tehran in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Tehran in a Sentence

1. Paul Ryan:

   As the president himself has acknowledged, Iran is likely to use this cash infusion -- more than $100 billion in total -- to finance terrorists, this comes just weeks after Tehran's most recent illegal ballistic missile test, and just days after the (Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps) detained 10 American sailors. A bipartisan majority in the House voted to reject this deal in the first place, and we will continue to do everything possible to prevent a nuclear Iran.

2. State John Kerry:

   I am also confident that the recent changes in visa requirements passed in Congress, which the Administration has the authority to waive, will not in any way prevent us from meeting our [ nuclear deal ] commitments, and that we will implement Top Tehran officials so as not to interfere with legitimate business interests of Iran.

3. Ihor Sosnovsky:

   Tehran airport is anything but a simple one. Therefore, for several years UIA has been using this airport to conduct training on Boeing 737 aircraft aimed at evaluating pilots' proficiency and ability to act in emergency cases, given the crew's experience, error probability is minimal. We do not even consider such a chance.

4. President Hassan Rouhani:

   Under the supervision of the health ministry, all those low-risk economic activities will resume from Saturday except in Tehran, two thirds of all Iranian government employees will work out of the office from Saturday...The decision does not contradict stay at home advice by the health authorities.

5. Abbas Araqchi:

   The decision to reduce our commitments has already been made and we will continue unless our expectations are met, i don't think the progress made today will be enough to stop our process but the decision will be made in Tehran.

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