often capitalized
: a sovereign of Iran
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Taken together, the dynamic with Iran is more complex than at any point since the seizure of the American Embassy in 1979 after the overthrow of the shah.
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Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2024
Many of the Islamist and leftist Iranian revolutionaries who toppled the shah drew inspiration from Palestinian writers and fighters.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2023
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Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2024
Many of the Islamist and leftist Iranian revolutionaries who toppled the shah drew inspiration from Palestinian writers and fighters.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2023
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“Shah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shah. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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shah
noun
ˈshä 
ˈshȯ
: a ruler of Iran until the 1979 revolution
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