Iranian
[ ih-rey-nee-uhn, ih-rah-, ahy-rey- ]
/ ɪˈreɪ ni ən, ɪˈrɑ-, aɪˈreɪ- /
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adjective
of or relating to Iran, its inhabitants, or their language.
of or relating to the Iranian languages.
noun
a subbranch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Persian, Pashto, Avestan, and Kurdish.
an inhabitant of Iran; Persian.
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Also I·ra·ni [ih-ran-ee, ih-rah-nee, ahy-rey-] /ɪˈræn i, ɪˈrɑ ni, aɪˈreɪ-/ (for defs. 1, 4).
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Iranian
/ (ɪˈreɪnɪən) /
noun
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
adjective
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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