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Definition of: Sassanid
(sas′ə·nid) noun plural Sas·sa·nids or Sas·san·i·dae (sa·san′ə·dē)
A member of the last national dynasty of ancient Persia (226–651).
—adjective Of or pertaining to the Sassanids. Also Sas·sa·ni·an (sa·sā′nē·ən), Sas′sa·nide. [<Med. L Sassanidae, plural <Sassan Sasan, grandfather of Ardashir I, the first Sassanid king]
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