shah

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Shah
    n 1: title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran [syn:
         {Shah}, {Shah of Iran}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shah \Shah\ (sh[aum]), n. [Per. sh[=a]h a king, sovereign,
   prince. Cf. {Checkmate}, {Chess}, {Pasha}.]
   A former title of the supreme ruler in certain Eastern
   countries, especially Persia and Iran. [Written also
   {schah}.]
   [1913 Webster +PJC]

   {Shah Nameh}. [Per., Book of Kings.] A celebrated historical
      poem written by Firdousi, being the most ancient in the
      modern Persian language. --Brande & C.
      [1913 Webster]
    
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "shah":
      Dalai Lama, Holy Roman Emperor, Inca, Kaiser, ardri, bey, cacique,
      caesar, cham, czar, kaid, khan, mikado, negus, padishah, pendragon,
      pharaoh, rig, sachem, sagamore, sheikh, shogun, tenno, tycoon

    

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