Shiraz1Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪəraz, ʃɪˈraz/Definition of Shiraz a city in SW central Iran; population 1,227,331 (2006). The city is noted for the school of miniature painting based there between the 14th and 16th centuries, and for the manufacture of carpets. Shiraz in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Shiraz in the US English dictionary