English Explanatory Dictionary

Iranian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to Iran, its people or its culture.
  2. Pertaining to the Iranian languages or their speakers.
noun
  1. A person from Iran.
  2. A person of a diverse ethnolinguistic group that speaks the Iranian languages and shares descent from the Proto-Iranians.
name
  1. Persian (the language).

Pronunciation

/ɪˈɹeɪni.ən/ /ɪˈɹɑːni.ən/ /iˈɹɑːni.ən/ /aɪˈɹeɪni.ən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-Iranian.wav

Word forms

Iranian Iranians

Etymology

From Iran + -ian.

Synonyms

Iranic

Related words

Persian

Derived words

Indo-Iranian Iranianate Iranianisation Iranianise Iranianization Iranianize Iranianness Iranian Plateau Iranian studies Iranian wolf Proto-Indo-Iranian Proto-Iranian Beverly Hills Iranian
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