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Meaning of Khorasan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The Sassanian and post-Islamic Persian name for the region of Parthia located in north east of Persia (Iran), sometimes covering also parts of Central Asia and Afghanistan; the Greater Khorasan.
    historical
  2. A former province of Iran which subsequently divided into the South Khorasan, North Khorasan, and Razavi Khorasan provinces.
  3. Ellipsis of Daesh-Khorasan (“IS/ISIL/ISIS affiliate”).
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, proscribed

Equivalents

العربية خُرَاسَان
Deutsch Chorasan Chorassan
فارسی خراسان
Français Khorasan Khorassan
Қазақша Хорасан
한국어 호라산
Nederlands Khorasan
Polski Chorasan
Русский Хорасан
Тоҷикӣ Хуросон

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Khorasan wheat Khorasani Turkic Khorasani Turks Khorassan Khorat Khorazm

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