Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index P Persepolis: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Per•sep•o•lis Pronunciation: (pur-sep'u-lis), [key] — n. an ancient capital of Persia: its imposing ruins are in S Iran, ab. 30 mi. (48 km) NE of Shiraz. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: persepolis (Thesaurus) Persephone Perses ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: supercilious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language