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Shiraz

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ʃɪˈɹɑːz/
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1

name

Meaning 1

A city in Iran, the seat of Shiraz County's Central District and the capital of Fars Province, near the remains of Persepolis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A county of Iran, around the city.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A variety of black grape used to make wine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Syrah

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A wine made from these grapes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Syrah

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative letter-case form of Shiraz.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian Persian شیراز (širâz).

Across languages

Translations

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: شِيرَاز (šīrāz) — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Armenian: Շիրազ (Širaz) — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Azerbaijani: شیراز — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Azerbaijani: Шираз — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Azerbaijani: Şiraz — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Belarusian: Шыра́з (Šyráz) — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Bengali: শিরাজ (śiraj) — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Bulgarian: Шира́з (Širáz) — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Chinese Mandarin: 設拉子 /设拉子 (Shèlāzǐ) — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Czech: Šíráz — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Esperanto: Ŝirazo — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Finnish: Šīrāz — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Finnish: Shiraz — a city and county in southern Iran
  • French: Chiraz — a city and county in southern Iran
  • German: Schiraz — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Hebrew: שיראז (shiraz) — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Hindi: शीराज़ (śīrāz) — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Hindi: शेराज़ (śerāz) — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Japanese: シーラーズ (Shīrāzu) — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Latvian: Šīrāza — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Lithuanian: Širazas — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Marathi: शिराझ (śirājh) — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Dari: شیرَاز (šērāz) — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Iranian Persian: شیراز (širâz) — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Polish: Sziraz — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Portuguese: Xiraz — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Portuguese: Shiraz — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Russian: Шира́з (Širáz) — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Serbo-Croatian: Шираз — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Serbo-Croatian: Širaz — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Slovak: Širáz — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Spanish: Shiraz — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Swedish: Shiraz — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Tajik: Шероз (Šeroz) — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Turkish: Şiraz — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Ukrainian: Шира́з (Šyráz) — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Urdu: شیراز (śerāz) — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Uyghur: شىراز (shiraz) — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Uzbek: Shiroz — a city and county in southern Iran
  • Catalan: Sirà — variety of black grape
  • Chinese Mandarin: 西拉葡萄 (Xīlā pútáo) — variety of black grape
  • Danish: Shiraz — variety of black grape
  • Danish: Syrah — variety of black grape
  • Dutch: syrah — variety of black grape
  • Finnish: shiraz — variety of black grape
  • Finnish: syrah — variety of black grape
  • French: syrah — variety of black grape
  • German: Syrah — variety of black grape
  • Norwegian: Syrah — variety of black grape
  • Portuguese: Shiraz — variety of black grape
  • Portuguese: Syrah — variety of black grape
  • Romanian: Shiraz — variety of black grape
  • Romanian: Syrah — variety of black grape
  • Russian: Шира́з (Širáz) — variety of black grape
  • Spanish: Syrah — variety of black grape
  • Swedish: Shiraz — variety of black grape
  • Swedish: Syrah — variety of black grape