Iranosphere

Iranosphere

English

Etymology

From Iran +‎ -o- +‎ -sphere, modeled on terms such as Anglosphere and Sinosphere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈrɑːnəˌsfɪə/, /ɪˈrɑːnoʊˌsfɪr/

Proper noun

the Iranosphere

  1. The cultural and civilizational sphere historically influenced by Iranian peoples, Iranian languages, and Persianate political and literary traditions.
    1. The geographic zone corresponding to Greater Iran.
      Synonyms: Persosphere, Iranzamin
      • 2025, Daniel Beben, Jo-Ann Gross, editors, Genealogical History in the Persianate World, London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
        [...] the land of Iran during the Sasanian era of 210s-620s CE, aka Greater Iran, the Iranosphere or Persosphere.
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