Kirmanshah

noun

Kir·man·shah

¦kirmən¦shä,

kərˈmänˌshä

variants or Kermanshah

¦kermən¦-,

kərˈmänˌ-

plural -s

: kirman

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Bākhtarān

Bakhtiari

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Bākhtarān

geographical name

Bākh·ta·rān ˌbäḵ-tə-ˈrän

variants or formerly Kermanshah

ˌker-ˌmän-ˈshä

city in western Iran

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