Persian


Definition: Meaning of, Persian in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈpəːʒ(ə)n;ˈpəːʃ(ə)n /

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  1. relating to Iran, its people, or its language, especially in the time when it was called Persia
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Persian Persians
  1. [countable] someone from Iran, especially in the time when it was called Persia
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  2. [uncountable] the language used in Iran [=  Farsi]
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Persian used in phrases

  • Dari Persian (noun)
    1. an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan
  • Persian Empire (noun)
    1. an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
  • Persian Gulf
    1. the Persian Gulf also the Arabian Gulf , the Gulf a part of the Indian Ocean between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula
  • Persian Gulf War (noun)
    1. a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991
  • Persian Gulf illness (noun)
    1. a medical condition of uncertain origin that affected many veterans of the 1991 Gulf War; characterized by fatigue and headache and dizziness and nausea and rashes and joint pain and respiratory disorders
  • Persian cat (noun)
    1. a cat with long silky hair
  • Persian deity (noun)
    1. antiquity a deity worshiped by the ancient Persians
  • Persian iris (noun)
    1. bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-coloured flowers
  • Persian lamb (noun)
    1. a karakul lamb
    2. the fur of a karakul lamb
  • Persian lilac (noun)
    1. tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree
    2. small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers
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