Definitions
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- n. An automobile very popular in Iran from the late 1960s to the late 1990s.
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Examples
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It was a typical Iranian-made Paykan: seat covers worn with the residue from thousands of passengers; rear window handles removed; a chain bolted from one side of the chassis to the other to prevent the front seat from shifting too far back—the whole package a hurtling chunk of metal perfect for imposing yourself on Tehran traffic with a nothing-to-lose recklessness.
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He was a government worker but needed extra cash and drove the grimiest turquoise Paykan.
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They did this for ex-soviet cars why not the Paykan.
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The well-paved streets are roiling with cars -- little Paykan sedans, mostly, but also shiny Peugeots and even the odd BMW.
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Reminiscent of the hospitality I had been encountering throughout the country, they pulled up beside me in Hassan's car a battered old Paykan with BMW insignia emblazoned wherever possible and offered to drive me to wherever I needed to go.
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An old model of Paykan (Iran's National car) near Chaldoran, West
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Iran Khodro Paykan recently, and a couple of you mentioned the pickup version of the Paykan.
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As many as eight top clubs from around the world, Cimed (Brazil), Zamalek (Egypt), Paykan
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In the final today, Belchatow will clash with favourites Trentino of Italy, who humbled Iran 's Paykan 25-18, 25-22, 25-19 in 76 minutes in the second semifinal.
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TEHRAN, IRAN – Kaveh Ahmadi, a taxi driver and veteran of the 1980-88 war with Iraq, was quivering with indignation as he wove his aging Iranian-made Paykan at high speed through the heavy evening traffic of Iran’s capital, Tehran.
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