Noun persia has 2 senses

• persia(n = noun.location) persian empire - 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; Array
is a kind of empire, imperium
is a part of asia

• persia(n = noun.location) iran, islamic republic of iran - 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; Array
is a member of opec, organization of petroleum-exporting countries
is a kind of asian country, asian nation
is a part of middle east, mideast, near east, gulf states, asia
has parts: capital of iran, iranian capital, teheran, tehran, abadan, bam, mashhad, meshed, aspadana, esfahan, isfahan, rasht, resht, shiraz, tabriz, orumiyeh, urmia, qum, persepolis, kurdistan, dasht-e-kavir, great salt desert, kavir desert, dasht-e-lut, lut desert, demavend, caspian, caspian sea, daryacheh-ye orumiyeh, lake urmia, urmia
Derived form adjective persian₁