Persian
adjective
of or relating to ancient and recent Persia (now Iran), its people, or their language.
Persians
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pluralof Persian.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They changed hands when Athens and Sparta invented the phalanxes of hoplites, those citizen-soldiers who defeated the Persians at Marathon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Kurds, while mostly Sunni, share cultural and linguistic affinities with Persians and have historically had less friction with the Iranian state than with fellow Kurds in Iraq and Turkey.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
Persians, Jews, Christians, Muslims, Zoroastrians, Baha’is and those of every background were entitled to live in peace.
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2026
The Persians used water and flour to make the bread, which was most-likely baked on hot pebbles.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
As a people group, Persians are genetically predisposed to like tea.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
