[pur-zhuh
n, -shuhn] 
| 1. | of or pertaining to ancient and recent Persia (now Iran), its people, or their language. |
| 2. | a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians. |
| 3. | a citizen of ancient Persia. |
| 4. | an Iranian language, the principal language of Iran and western Afghanistan, in its historical and modern forms. Compare Old Persian, Pahlavi, Farsi. |
| 5. | Architecture. a figure of a man used as a column. |
| 6. | Persians. Persian blinds. |
| Per·sian (pûr'zhən, -shən) adj. Of or relating to Persia or Iran, or to their peoples, languages, or cultures. n.
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