Persian
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
Persian
- (uncountable) The Persian language, or a family of languages spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
- Synonyms: Farsi
- (countable) A person from Persia.
- (countable) A person of Persian descent.
- (historic) An Iranian.
- A Persian cat.
- (Canadian, chiefly, northwest Ontario) A pastry local to the Thunder Bay region in Canada often compared to either a cinnamon bun or a donut topped with pink icing.
- A sheep of the Blackhead Persian breed.
- A thin silk fabric, formerly used for linings.
- (architecture) Any of a set of male figures used instead of columns to support an entablature.
- German: Perserkatze
- Italian: gatto persiano, persiano
- Portuguese: persa
- Russian: перси́дский кот
Persian
- Of, from, or pertaining to Persia.
- Of or pertaining to the Persian people.
- Of or pertaining to the Persian language.
- Synonyms: Farsi
- French: persan
- German: persisch
- Italian: persiano, persico (today almost only in geographical terms as Golfo Persico)
- Portuguese: persa, pérsico, pérseo
- Russian: перси́дский
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