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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_174064" /> == | |||
<p> A celebrated city of Persia, occupying a charming site on an elevated plain, 165 m. NE. of Bushire; founded in the 8th century; was for long a centre of | <p> (n.) A kind of [[Persian]] wine; - so called from the place whence it is brought. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_79810" /> == | |||
<p> A celebrated city of Persia, occupying a charming site on an elevated plain, 165 m. NE. of Bushire; founded in the 8th century; was for long a centre of Persian culture, and a favourite resort of the royal princes; its beauties are celebrated in the poems of [[Häfiz]] and Sádi, natives of the place; has been thrice wrecked by earthquakes, and presents now a somewhat dilapidated appearance. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_174064"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/shiraz Shiraz from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_79810"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/shiraz Shiraz from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_79810"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/shiraz Shiraz from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:00, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) A kind of Persian wine; - so called from the place whence it is brought.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A celebrated city of Persia, occupying a charming site on an elevated plain, 165 m. NE. of Bushire; founded in the 8th century; was for long a centre of Persian culture, and a favourite resort of the royal princes; its beauties are celebrated in the poems of Häfiz and Sádi, natives of the place; has been thrice wrecked by earthquakes, and presents now a somewhat dilapidated appearance.
