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Iranian

[ih-rey-nee-uhn, ih-rah-, ahy-rey-]

adjective

of or pertaining to Iran, its inhabitants, or their language.

of or pertaining 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-] (for defs. 1, 4).

Origin:
1835–45; Iran + -ian

Related forms

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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World English Dictionary

Iranian (ɪˈreɪnɪən)

—n
1.	a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Iran
2.	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)
3.	Persian, Also: Farsi the modern Persian language

—*adj*
4.	relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Iran, its inhabitants, or their language; Persian
5.	belonging to or relating to the Iranian branch of Indo-European

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