Indo-Iranian

American  

[in-doh-i-rey-nee-uhn, -i-rah-, -ahy-rey-] / ˈɪn doʊ ɪˈreɪ ni ən, -ɪˈrɑ-, -aɪˈreɪ- /

noun

1. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including the Indic and Iranian subgroups.

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adjective

1. of or belonging to Indo-Iranian.

Indo-Iranian British  

adjective

1. of or relating to the Indic and Iranian branches of the Indo-European family of languages

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noun

1. this group of languages, sometimes considered as forming a single branch of Indo-European

Etymology

Origin of Indo-Iranian

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Earlier on Monday, the foreign ministry reported that Amirabdollahian was going to India by the end of November to attend a meeting at the Indo-Iranian Joint Economic Commission.

From Reuters

He now earns about $1,500 a month training as a signals intelligence analyst in an Indo-Iranian language.

From New York Times

There is no direct evidence of such a conflict, and the difference we have described may be due to the natural development of the Indo-Iranian religion in different sets of circumstances and among different peoples.

From Project Gutenberg

We may surmise that there was an Indo-Iranian conception of a general contrast between light and darkness, and that this was the starting-point or the basis of the developed Iranian theological system.

From Project Gutenberg

He had no desire to be a poet, an Indo-Iranian etymologist, a lecturer to women's clubs, or the secretary of state.

From Project Gutenberg