Tehranin.adj.
/tɛˈ(h)rɑːni/ A. n.
A native or inhabitant of Tehran, the capital of Iran.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Near East, Middle East, or Asia Minor > native or inhabitant of Iran, Iraq, or the Gulf > [noun]
MedeeOE
Persianc1375
Persec1384
Medianc1400
Lydian1545
Mesopotamian1553
Meccana1618
Ma'dan1792
Omanic1819
Iraqi1824
Yemenite1864
Sumerian1873
Akkadian1908
Yemeni1916
Marsh Arab1917
Medinese1922
Iraqian1923
Kuwaiti1928
Tehrani1939
Qatari1954
1939 W. V. Emanuel Wild Asses xiii. 145 ‘Assassin's’ appearance belied his name; he was a strikingly handsome young Teherani, with a Greek nose.
1941 L. P. Elwell-Sutton Modern Iran i. 11 The favourite summer resorts of the Tehranis are all along this coast.
1953 A. Smith Blind White Fish in Persia vii. 130 The Tehranis cast soulful glances towards America.
1973 Times 22 May (Teheran Suppl.) p. i/1 Few Teheranis..have ever seen a drop of domestically produced crude oil.
1977 H. Osborne White Poppy xii. 96 He was a Tehrani.
B. adj.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the city of Tehran, or of its inhabitants.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Near East, Middle East, or Asia Minor > native or inhabitant of Iran, Iraq, or the Gulf > [adjective]
Persianc1400
Persic1585
Iraqi1777
Omani1865
Iranic1873
Marsh Arab1917
Yemeni1955
Tehrani1975
the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [adjective] > in Asia Minor and Middle East > present cities
Sidonian1578
Meccan1638
Medinese1911
Tel Avivian1941
Tehrani1975
1975 P. Somerville-Large Couch of Earth x. 178 The Tehrāni police consider it unlikely that you killed Mr Otway.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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