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iranian
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun iranian has 2 senses
- iranian(n = noun.person) irani, persian - a native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims" is a member of iran, islamic republic of iran, persia
- iranian(n = noun.communication) iranian language - the modern Persian language spoken in Iran; Array is a kind of indo-iranian, indo-iranian language
is a kind of asian, asiatic
has particulars: farsi, artaxerxes, artaxerxes i, artaxerxes, artaxerxes ii
Derived form adjective iranian1
has particulars: avestan, zend, gathic, farsi, persian, dari, dari persian, tadzhik, tajik, tajiki, kurdish, balochi, baluchi, pahlavi, pehlevi, afghan, afghani, pashto, pashtu, paxto, ossete, scythian
Derived form adjective iranian1
Adjective iranian has 1 sense
- iranian(a = adj.pert) persian - of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture; "Iranian mountains"; "Iranian security police" Derived forms noun iran1, noun iranian2, noun iranian1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
iranian, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 of or relating to Iran (formerly Persia) in the Middle East.
2 of the Indo-European group of languages including Persian, Pashto, Avestan, and Kurdish.
--n.
1 a native or national of Iran.
2 a person of Iranian descent.
--adj.
1 of or relating to Iran (formerly Persia) in the Middle East.
2 of the Indo-European group of languages including Persian, Pashto, Avestan, and Kurdish.
--n.
1 a native or national of Iran.
2 a person of Iranian descent.
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