Iranian

2 definitions found

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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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