What does iranian mean?

Definitions for iranian
ɪˈreɪ ni ən, ɪˈrɑ-, aɪˈreɪ-ira·ni·an

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word iranian.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Irani, Iranian, Persiannoun

    a native or inhabitant of Iran

    "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims"

  2. Iranian, Iranian languageadjective

    the modern Persian language spoken in Iran

  3. Iranian, Persianadjective

    of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture

    "Iranian mountains"; "Iranian security police"

Wiktionary

  1. Iraniannoun

    A person from Iran or of Iranian descent.

  2. Iranianadjective

    Of, from, or pertaining to Iran, the Iranian people or the Iranian languages.

ChatGPT

  1. iranian

    Iranian refers to anything that pertains to Iran, a country in Western Asia, including its culture, language, geography and history. It is also used to indicate a person who is a native or inhabitant of Iran or of Iranian descent. The term Iranian is often used interchangeably with Persian, although Persian technically refers specifically to one ethnic group within Iran and the official language of the country, Farsi.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Iranianadjective

    of or pertaining to Iran

  2. Iraniannoun

    a native of Iran; also, the Iranian or Persian language, a division of the Aryan family of languages

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Iranian

    ī-rān′i-an, adj. and n. of or pertaining to Iran, Persia: a branch of the Indo-European or Aryan tongues, including Persian, Zend, Pehlevi, and Parsi: an inhabitant of Iran.—Also Iran′ic.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of iranian in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of iranian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of iranian in a Sentence

  1. Bruce Riedel:

    With neither the United States nor Gulf Arab states willing to deploy their ground troops and the Iraqi armed forces in disarray, Iraq has little choice but to turn to the militias, the flaw in the coalition strategy for the last year is weak ground forces. Given the constraints on the U.S. and its Arab allies, the only viable ground force option is Iranian-led Shi'ite Iraqis.

  2. Karim Sadjadpour:

    Ayatollah Khamenei, the commander in chief of the IRGC, regularly praises Iranian officials who defy the U.S. and scorns officials who advocate cooperation with the U.S., i haven't seen any signs that this institutional culture has changed after the nuclear deal.

  3. Sam Yebri:

    Iranian Americans — of all faiths — were relieved to see that no Americans were harmed by Iran's missile strikes, so, I remain hopeful that the leaders of America and Iran will heed the call of their people who believe that war is neither necessary nor inevitable.

  4. Ali Rezaian:

    We talked about a couple of things – some folks here, Iranian folks – people that cover The Iranians. The only thing he said was,' I was interrogated about them,'.

  5. Hassan Rouhani:

    I am telling those in the White House that if they do not live up to their commitments... the Iranian government will firmly react, if anyone betrays the deal, they should know that they would face severe consequences.

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