Iranian

I·ra·ni·an

I0227900 (ĭ-rā′nē-ən, ĭ-rä′-, ī-rā′-)adj. Of or relating to Iran or its people, language, or culture.n.1. a. A native or inhabitant of Iran.b. A person of Iranian ancestry.2. A branch of the Indo-European language family that includes Persian, Kurdish, Pashto, and other languages of Iran, Afghanistan, and western Pakistan.

Iranian

(ɪˈreɪnɪən) n1. (Peoples) a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Iran2. (Languages) a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, divided into West Iranian (including Old Persian, Pahlavi, modern Persian, Kurdish, Baluchi, and Tajik) and East Iranian (including Avestan, Sogdian, Pashto, and Ossetic)3. (Languages) Also: Persian or Farsi the modern Persian languageadj4. (Placename) relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Iran, its inhabitants, or their language; Persian5. (Languages) relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Iran, its inhabitants, or their language; Persian6. (Peoples) relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Iran, its inhabitants, or their language; Persian7. (Languages) belonging to or relating to the Iranian branch of Indo-European

I•ra•ni•an

(ɪˈreɪ ni ən, ɪˈrɑ-, aɪˈreɪ-)

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Iran or its inhabitants. 2. of, pertaining to, or denoting one of the two major branches of the Indo-Iranian languages, including Persian, Kurdish, Baluchi, and Pashto. n. 3. the Iranian languages. 4. a native or inhabitant of Iran. [1835–45]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Iranian - a native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims"Irani, PersianIran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia - 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 oilAsian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of AsiaFarsi - a person of Iranian descent; "many Farsi emigrated to India near Bombay"
	2.	Iranian - the modern Persian language spoken in IranIranian languageIndo-Iranian, Indo-Iranian language - the branch of the Indo-European family of languages including the Indic and Iranian language groupsAvestan, Zend - an ancient Iranian languageGathic - an ancient Iranian languageFarsi, Persian - the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient formsDari, Dari Persian - an Iranian language spoken in AfghanistanTajiki, Tadzhik, Tajik - the Iranian language of the Tajik that is closely related to Farsi; spoken in Iran and TajikistanKurdish - an Iranian language spoken in Turkey and Iran and Iraq and Syria and RussiaBalochi, Baluchi - an Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulfPehlevi, Pahlavi - the Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuriesPashto, Pashtu, Paxto, Afghani, Afghan - an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of AfghanistanOssete - a northeastern Iranian language spoken in RussiaScythian - the Iranian language spoken by the ancient Scythians
Adj.	1.	Iranian - of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture; "Iranian mountains"; "Iranian security police"Persian

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