In·do-I·ra·ni·an ( n d --r  n - n)n. 1. A branch of the Indo-European language family that comprises the Indic and Iranian languages. 2. A member of any of the peoples speaking an Indo-Iranian language. In do-I·rani·an adj. |
Indo-Iranian
adj
(Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to the Indic and Iranian branches of the Indo-European family of languages
n
(Linguistics / Languages) this group of languages, sometimes considered as forming a single branch of Indo-European
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| Noun | 1. | Indo-Iranian - the branch of the Indo-European family of languages including the Indic and Iranian language groups Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite, Indo-European - the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia Indic, Indo-Aryan - a branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages Iranian language, Iranian - the modern Persian language spoken in Iran |
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