What does Persia mean?
• PERSIA (noun) The noun PERSIA has 2 senses: 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 2. a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil Familiarity information: PERSIA used as a noun is rare.