Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to Iran or its people, language, or culture.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Iran.
- noun A person of Iranian ancestry.
- noun A branch of the Indo-European language family that includes Persian, Kurdish, Pashto, and other languages of Iran, Afghanistan, and western Pakistan.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating or pertaining to Iran or the people of Iran, the ancient name of the region lying between Kurdistan and India, and the modern Persian name of Persia: specifically applied to a branch of Indo-European or Aryan tongues, including Persian, Zend, Pehlevi, Parsi or Pazend, and cognate tongues.
- noun An inhabitant of Iran; a member of one of the races speaking Iranian languages.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Iran.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person from
Iran or of Iranian descent. - adjective Of, from, or pertaining to Iran, the Iranian people or the Iranian languages.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the modern Persian language spoken in Iran
- noun a native or inhabitant of Iran
- adjective of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture
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Examples
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MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD, IRANIAN PRESIDENT (through translator): If this is the continuation of the old process, well, the Iranian people need to defend its rights, its interests as well.
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ALAEDDIN BOROUJERDI, IRANIAN PARLIAMENT (through translator): The Americans are no other choice but to admit to the reality of the Iranian nuclear issue, along with the international community, and I think that this is an important report.
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MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD, IRANIAN PRESIDENT (through translator): What I said in my letter was the demands of the Iranian people and our nation.
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MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD, IRANIAN PRESIDENT (through translator): Access to peaceful nuclear energy and power is the right of the Iranian people.
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AKBAR HASHEMI RAFSANJANI, IRANIAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE (through translator): There's many people, as you have pointed out, make such judgments, but the majority of the Iranian people are satisfied (INAUDIBLE) with their revolution.
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WN.com - Articles related to No victory in war of terror till Pak"s ISI reined in: Karzai aide Home 2010
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Dr. FARHANG HOLAKOUEE, IRANIAN RADIO SHOW HOST: 670 A.M. FINNSTROM. Across town at Iranian radio station KIRN, Dr. Farhang Holakouee devotes his two hour show to emotional questions about Iran's fate.
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TRANSLATION OF ALI LARIJANI, IRANIAN NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL: Hezbollah does not need Iranian weapons.
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Iran has refused to discuss the allegations of weapons experiments for three years, saying they are based on "fabricated documents" provided by a "few arrogant countries," a term Iranian authorities often use to refer to the United States and its allies.
NYT > Home Page By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2012
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Iran has refused to discuss the allegations of weapons experiments for three years, saying they are based on "fabricated documents" provided by a "few arrogant countries," a term Iranian authorities often use to refer to the United States and its allies.
NYT > Home Page By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2012
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