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Per·sian  (pûrzhn, -shn)

adj.

Of or relating to Persia or Iran, or to their peoples, languages, or cultures.

n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Persia or Iran.

2. Any of the western Iranian dialects or languages of ancient or medieval Persia and modern Iran.

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Persian

Adjective

of ancient Persia or modern Iran

Noun

1. a person from Persia (now Iran)

2. the language of Iran or of Persia

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Persian - a native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims" Irani, Iranian 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.	Persian - the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms Farsi Iranian language, Iranian - the modern Persian language spoken in Iran Noruz, Nowrooz, Nowruz - (Persian) the new year holiday in Iran and Azerbaijan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and parts of India and among the Kurds; comes at the vernal equinox
Adj.	1.	Persian - of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture; "Iranian mountains"; "Iranian security police" Iranian

Translations

Persian [ˈpəːʃən] adj, n → persa m/f

n (LING) → persa m;

the Persian Gulf → el Golfo Pérsico

Persian [ˈpəːʃən] adj → persan(e)

n (Ling) → persan m;

the Persian Gulf → le golfe Persique

Persian [ˈpəːʃən] Persia adj → persisch

n (Ling) → Persisch nt;

the (persian) Gulf Persia → der (Persische) Golf

Persian [ˈpəːʃən] adj → persiano/a

n (LING) → persiano;

the (Persian) Gulf → il Golfo Persico