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I·ra·ni·an

(ĭ-rā′nē-ən, ĭ-rä′-, ī-rā′-)

adj.

Of or relating to Iran or its people, language, or culture.

a. A native or inhabitant of Iran.

b. A person of Iranian ancestry.

2. A branch of the Indo-European language family that includes Persian, Kurdish, Pashto, and other languages of Iran, Afghanistan, and western Pakistan.

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Iranian

(ɪˈreɪnɪən)

1. (Peoples) a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Iran

2. (Languages) 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. (Languages) Also: Persian or Farsi the modern Persian language

adj

4. (Placename) relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Iran, its inhabitants, or their language; Persian

5. (Languages) relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Iran, its inhabitants, or their language; Persian

6. (Peoples) relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Iran, its inhabitants, or their language; Persian

7. (Languages) belonging to or relating to the Iranian branch of Indo-European

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I•ra•ni•an

(ɪˈreɪ ni ən, ɪˈrɑ-, aɪˈreɪ-)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to Iran or its inhabitants.

2. of, pertaining to, or denoting one of the two major branches of the Indo-Iranian languages, including Persian, Kurdish, Baluchi, and Pashto.

3. the Iranian languages.

4. a native or inhabitant of Iran.

[1835–45]

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Noun	1.	Iranian - a native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims" Irani, Persian Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia - a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia Farsi - a person of Iranian descent; "many Farsi emigrated to India near Bombay"
	2.	Iranian - the modern Persian language spoken in Iran Iranian language Indo-Iranian, Indo-Iranian language - the branch of the Indo-European family of languages including the Indic and Iranian language groups Avestan, Zend - an ancient Iranian language Gathic - an ancient Iranian language Farsi, Persian - the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms Dari, Dari Persian - an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan Tajiki, Tadzhik, Tajik - the Iranian language of the Tajik that is closely related to Farsi; spoken in Iran and Tajikistan Kurdish - an Iranian language spoken in Turkey and Iran and Iraq and Syria and Russia Balochi, Baluchi - an Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulf Pehlevi, Pahlavi - the Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries Pashto, Pashtu, Paxto, Afghani, Afghan - an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan Ossete - a northeastern Iranian language spoken in Russia Scythian - the Iranian language spoken by the ancient Scythians
Adj.	1.	Iranian - of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture; "Iranian mountains"; "Iranian security police" Persian

Translations

إِيرانِيٌّ إِيرَانِيٌّ

Íránecíránský

iraneriransk

Iraner iranisch Iranerin

iranilainen

Iranaciranski

イランのイラン人

이란 사람이란의

иранец иранский иранцы

iranieriransk

เกี่ยวกับอิหร่านชาวอิหร่าน

İran İranlı

người Iranthuộc nước/người/tiếng Iran

伊朗人伊朗的

Iranian

[ɪˈreɪnɪən]

A. ADJ → iraní

B. N (ancient) → iranio/a m/f; (modern) → iraní mf

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Iranian

[ɪˈreɪniən]

adj → iranien(ne)

n (= person) → Iranien(ne) m/f

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Iranian

adj → iranisch

→ Iraner(in) m(f)

(Ling) → Iranisch nt

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Iranian

[ɪˈreɪnɪən]

1. adj → iraniano/a

2. n (person) → iraniano/a; (language) → iranico

Iranian

→ إِيرانِيٌّ, إِيرَانِيٌّ Íránec, íránský iraner, iransk Iraner, iranisch ιρανικός, Ιρανός iraní iranilainen iranien Iranac, iranski iraniano イランの, イラン人 이란 사람, 이란의 Iraans, Iraniër iraner, iransk Irańczyk, irański iraniano иранец, иранский iranier, iransk เกี่ยวกับอิหร่าน, ชาวอิหร่าน İran, İranlı người Iran, thuộc nước/người/tiếng Iran 伊朗人, 伊朗的

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