Iranian
of or relating to Iran, its inhabitants, or their language.
of or relating to the Iranian languages.
a subbranch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Persian, Pashto, Avestan, and Kurdish.
an inhabitant of Iran; Persian.
Origin of Iranian
1- Also I·ra·ni [ih-ran-ee, ih-rah-nee, ahy-rey-] /ɪˈræn i, ɪˈrɑ ni, aɪˈreɪ-/ (for defs. 1, 4).
Other words from Iranian
- an·ti-I·ra·ni·an, adjective, noun
- pro-I·ra·ni·an, adjective, noun
- pseu·do-I·ra·ni·an, adjective, noun
- trans-I·ra·ni·an, adjective
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How to use Iranian in a sentence
There is now no longer any right course of action nor any self-devotion left among the Iranis.
Essays, Second Series | Ralph Waldo Emerson
British Dictionary definitions for Iranian
/ (ɪˈreɪnɪən) /
a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Iran
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)
Also: Persian, Farsi the modern Persian language
relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Iran, its inhabitants, or their language; Persian
belonging to or relating to the Iranian branch of Indo-European
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