Arab states of the Persian Gulf vs Persia

Arab states of the Persian Gulf and Persia both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Arab states of the Persian Gulf	Yes	No	No	No
Persia	Yes	No	No	No

Arab states of the Persian Gulf (noun)	Persia (noun)
the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf	a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil
	an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC