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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Persian \Per"sian\, n.
     1. A native or inhabitant of Persia.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The language spoken in Persia. Ancient Persian of the 3rd
        to 10th centuries is also called {Pahlavi}, and modern
        Persian is also called {Farsi}.
        [1913 Webster + PJC]
  
     3. A thin silk fabric, used formerly for linings. --Beck.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. pl. (Arch.) See {Persian columns}, under {Persian}, a.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Farsi \Far"si\ (f[aum]r"s[-e]), prop. n.
     The language spoken in modern Iran; modern Persian. It is
     written in the Arabic alphabet.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Farsi
       n 1: a person of Iranian descent; "many Farsi emigrated to India
            near Bombay"
       2: the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms
          [syn: {Persian}]

















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