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单词 iranian
释义

Iranian

[ ih-rey-nee-uhn, ih-rah-, ahy-rey- ]
/ ɪˈreɪ ni ən, ɪˈrɑ-, aɪˈreɪ- /

adjective

of or relating to Iran, its inhabitants, or their language.
of or relating to the Iranian languages.

noun

a subbranch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Persian, Pashto, Avestan, and Kurdish.
an inhabitant of Iran; Persian.
Also I·ra·ni [ih-ran-ee, ih-rah-nee, ahy-rey-] /ɪˈræn i, ɪˈrɑ ni, aɪˈreɪ-/ (for defs. 1, 4).

Origin of Iranian

First recorded in 1835–45; Iran + -ian

OTHER WORDS FROM Iranian

pro-I·ra·ni·an, adjective, nounpseu·do-I·ra·ni·an, adjective, nountrans-I·ra·ni·an, adjective

Words nearby Iranian

irade, Iraki, Iráklion, Iran, Iran-Contra affair, Iranian, Iranian Plateau, Iran-Iraq War, Irapuato, Iraq, Iraqi
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British Dictionary definitions for Iranian

Iranian
/ (ɪˈreɪnɪən) /

noun

a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Iran
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, divided into West Iranian (including Old Persian, Pahlavi, modern Persian, Kurdish, Baluchi, and Tajik) and East Iranian (including Avestan, Sogdian, Pashto, and Ossetic)
Also: Persian, Farsi the modern Persian language

adjective

relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Iran, its inhabitants, or their language; Persian
belonging to or relating to the Iranian branch of Indo-European
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