iranian

2 definitions found

iranian - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Iranian \I*ra"ni*an\, a.
     Of or pertaining to Iran. -- n. A native of Iran; also, the
     Iranian or Persian language, a division of the Aryan family
     of languages, the modern version of which is called Farsi.
     [1913 Webster]

iranian - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Iranian
      adj 1: of or relating to Iran or its people or language or
             culture; "Iranian mountains"; "Iranian security police"
             [syn: Iranian, Persian]
      n 1: a native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are
           Persian Shiite Muslims" [syn: Irani, Iranian,
           Persian]
      2: the modern Persian language spoken in Iran [syn: Iranian,
         Iranian language]