Used in a Sentence

tehran

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for tehran.

Editorial note

In fact, there's even a big difference between the North and the South of Tehran itself.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of tehran gathered in one view.

noun

The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province.

noun

Tehran Province, one of 31 provinces in Iran.

noun

A county of Iran, around the city.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tehran.

noun

The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province.

noun

Tehran Province, one of 31 provinces in Iran.

noun

A county of Iran, around the city.

noun

(metonymic) The government of Iran.

Example sentences

1

In fact, there's even a big difference between the North and the South of Tehran itself.

2

All remaining uranium oxide enriched to between 5% and 20% will be fabricated into fuel for the Tehran Research Reactor (TRR).

3

If we were currently carpet-bombing Tehran and killing thousands of civilians, I would be more upset about that.

4

I sort of have contacts at the main hematology unit at a Tehran hospital and many cousins.

5

I can neither confirm nor deny that we might nuke Tehran in response to a WMD attack.

6

There's a big difference between Tehran and the rest of the country though.

7

[1] Iran also bans satellite television, yet more than 70 percent of people Tehran watch banned satellite channels.

8

They visit Tehran and a few other big cities.

9

At the Tehran Conference in Nov 1943 and at the Yalta Conference in Feb 1945, Joseph Stalin had agreed to declare war on Japan three months after Germany would be defeated.

10

Location: Tehran Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Yes but not for now; maybe 6 months to 1 year from starting.

11

Already you see the Republican party copying the tactics that tehran used to turn persia into an islamic republic with great success, due to the systemic issues above, so it's hard to see how this is going to end well.

12

Because although Tehran and the other big cities (Tabriz, Mashad, Isfahan, Shiraz, etc.) can be much different from smaller towns or villages, they are very similar to each other and together represent a good first approximation when it comes to politics.

Quote examples

1

Taxi drivers in Tehran will mumble "Death to traffic" - it's a figure of speech that's much milder than it's literal interpretation.

2

Some random insults: > Bobby "Stupid Party" Jindal, Tom "Tehran" Cotton, James "Senator Snowball" Inhofe, Bobby "the exorcist" Jindal > Alas, it is true...

3

Compare that to this: "The Pentagon has produced detailed plans for a nuclear attack on Tehran in response to Iran' bioterrorism, the New York Times has learned." That sort of thing starts wars, and the relevant people don't listen to "Oh for pity's sake, I just wanted Captain McSweeny to get some practice writing out nuclear logistics scenarios.

Proper noun examples

1

Keep in mind that the USA is gigantic - JFK-LAX is approximately the same distance as Frankfurt to Tehran.

2

Subjective experience here - been in Iran (Tehran, Isfahan, Yazd and places between those, backpacking & mountaineering).

3

He likely won't encounter hate unless he tries to personally negotiate the opening of an Apple store in Moscow or Tehran.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use tehran in a sentence?

In fact, there's even a big difference between the North and the South of Tehran itself.

What does tehran mean?

The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province.

What part of speech is tehran?

tehran is commonly used as noun.