Iranian

English

Etymology

From Iran +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈɹeɪni.ən/, /aɪˈɹeɪni.ən/, /ɪˈɹɑːni.ən/, /iˈɹɑːni.ən/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪniən, -ɑːniən

Noun

Iranian (plural Iranians)

  1. A person from Iran or of Iranian descent.
    • 2022 September 14, Glenn Thrush, “U.S. Charges 3 Iranians in Broad Hacking Scheme”, in The New York Times[1]:
      In a joint move with several U.S. agencies, the State Department announced that it was penalizing 10 Iranians, including the three men, along with two entities for “conducting malicious cyberacts, including ransomware activity,” according to a statement.

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Adjective

Iranian (not comparable)

  1. (linguistics) Pertaining to the Iranian languages or their speakers.
    Synonym: Iranic
  2. Of or related to Iran.
    • 2015 August 1, Alissa J. Rubin, “After Deal, Europeans Are Eager to Do Business in Iran”, in The New York Times[2]:
      Peugeot, one of France’s premier car companies, confirmed last week that it was well along in discussions with a presanctions partner, the Iranian auto company Khodro, to build cars in Iran and transfer French technology.

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Proper noun

Iranian

  1. (nonstandard) Persian (the language).