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Per·sian 
[pur-zhuhn, -shuhn] Pronunciation Key
[pur-zhuhn, -shuhn] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 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. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| Per·sian
(pûr'zhən, -shən) Pronunciation Key
adj. Of or relating to Persia or Iran, or to their peoples, languages, or cultures. n.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Persian
Persian
c.1400, percynne (adj.), O.E. Perse (n.), both from L. *Persianus (the adj. via O.Fr. persien), from Persia "Persia," from Gk. Persis, from O.Pers. Parsa (cf. Pers. Fars, Heb. Paras, Arab. Faris). First record of Persian cat is 1821, in Lord Byron.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| persian | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture; "Iranian mountains"; "Iranian security police" [syn: Iranian] |
noun | |
| 1. | a native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims" [syn: Irani] |
| 2. | the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Persian
Per"sian\, a. [From Persia: cf. It. Persiano. Cf. Parsee, Peach, Persic.] Of or pertaining to Persia, to the Persians, or to their language. Persian berry, the fruit of Rhamnus infectorius, a kind of buckthorn, used for dyeing yellow, and imported chiefly from Trebizond. Persian cat. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Angora cat, under Angora. Persian columns (Arch.), columns of which the shaft represents a Persian slave; -- called also Persians. See Atlantes. Persian drill (Mech.), a drill which is turned by pushing a nut back and forth along a spirally grooved drill holder. Persian fire (Med.), malignant pustule. Persian powder. See Insect powder, under Insect. Persian red. See Indian red (a), under Indian. Persian wheel, a noria; a tympanum. See Noria.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Persian
Per"sian\, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Persia. 2. The language spoken in Persia. 3. A thin silk fabric, used formerly for linings. --Beck. 4. pl. (Arch.) See Persian columns, under Persian, a.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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