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    Shah

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Officials
    Shah /ʃɑː/ noun [countable]  PGOthe title of the kings of Iran, used in the past 沙〔旧时伊朗国王的称号〕
    Examples from the Corpus
    Shah• In this memoirs he said that on 15 March he learned that Hassan was pressing Washington to admit the Shah.• But there was another side to Farah, one that was perhaps more problematic for the Shah.• To Roosevelt irritation, the Shah still dithered.• Roosevelt reckoned that the Army was still loyal to the Shah and that a strong coalition could be mounted against Mossadeq.• Soldiers appeared in the streets and showed that the Army was still loyal to the Shah and to Zahedi.• Former Senator Goodell tried to cheer up the Shah.• Did he think he was the Shah of Persia?• The Shah had already given away some of the land that had been seized by his father after 1925.    Origin Shah (1500-1600) Persian “king”
    Shah nounChinese
    Corpus the used of the the kings Iran, title in of


    Shah
    Shah /ʃɑː/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Persian
     Origin: 'king'
    the title of the kings of Iran, used in the past


    shahBrE /ʃɑː/ 🔊NAmE /ʃɑː/ 🔊 nounthe title of the kings of Iran in the past 沙（旧时伊朗国王的称号）