[syn: Iranian, Persian]
The 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]