Shir ( fa, شير, "
Lion
The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ...
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Shir, Mazandaran
Shira ( fa, شيرا, also Romanized as Shīrā; also known as Ḩoseynābād and Shīr) is a village in Emamzadeh Abdollah Rural District, Dehferi District, Fereydunkenar County, Mazandaran Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Isla ...
, a village in Fereydunkenar County, Iran
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Shir, South Khorasan
Kalateh-ye Shir ( fa, كلاته شير, also Romanized as Kalāteh-ye Shīr; also known as Kalāt-e Shīr, Kalāteh-ye Shīr, Kalāt-e Shir, Estakhr-e Derāz, Shīr, and Shīr-e Bālā) is a village in Doreh Rural District, in the Central Distric ...
, a village in Sarbisheh County, Iran
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Shir, Syria
Shir ( ar, شير) is a Syrian village located in the Mahardah Subdistrict of the Mahardah District in Hama Governorate
Hama Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة حماة / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥamā'') is one of the 14 Governorates of Syria, ...
, a village
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Shir (Neolithic site)
{{Coord, 35, 12, 5, N, 36, 37, 47, E, display=Shir (Neolithic site
Shir (German transcription according to the German Oriental Society MG Šīr/Arabic: ''شير'') is a Late Neolithic site in western Syria, located 12 km northwest of Hama, ...
, a site in western Syria, near Hama
See also
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Arslan, a Persian or Turkic word for 'lion'
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Asad
Asad ( ar, أسد), sometimes written as Assad, is an Arabic male given name literally meaning "lion". It is used in nicknames such as ''Asad Allāh'', one of the by-names for Ali ibn Abi Talib.
People
Among prominent people named ''Asad'', " ...
, an Arabic term for 'lion'
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Bernard Shir-Cliff
Bernard W. Shir-Cliff (November 7, 1924-February 28, 2017) was an editor for Ballantine Books, Contemporary Books, Warner Books and other publishers, who also translated books and later became a well-known literary agent. As a senior editor at Warn ...
(1924-2017), American editor
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Sher (disambiguation)
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Shir ha-shirim, also known as The Song of Songs, a biblical scroll
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Shira (disambiguation)
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Shira Haas, Israeli actress
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Shirabad (disambiguation)
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Shiri (disambiguation)
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Shiri Appleby
Shiri Freda Appleby (born December 7, 1978) is an American actress and television director. She is best known for her leading roles as Liz Parker in the WB/UPN science fiction drama series '' Roswell'' (1999–2002) and Rachel Goldberg in the L ...
, American actress of Israeli descent
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Shiri Maimon, Israeli singer
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