Associations to the word «Iranian»

Wiktionary

IRANIAN, noun. A person from Iran or of Iranian descent.
IRANIAN, adjective. Of, from, or pertaining to Iran, the Iranian people or the Iranian languages.
IRANIAN AZERBAIJAN, proper noun. A region in the north-west of Iran.
IRANIAN STUDIES, noun. (humanities) an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of history, literature, art and culture of Iranian peoples

Dictionary definition

IRANIAN, noun. A native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims".
IRANIAN, noun. The modern Persian language spoken in Iran.
IRANIAN, adjective. Of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture; "Iranian mountains"; "Iranian security police".

Wise words

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