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Meaning
Noun
●
In Ethnonyms, Languages & Nationalities:
The Persian language, or a family of
languages
spoken
primarily
in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
●
In Persia:
A person from Persia.
●
A person of Persian descent.
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In Nationalities:
An Iranian.
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In Domestic cats:
A Persian cat.
●
In Canadian English:
A
pastry
local to the Thunder Bay
region
in Canada often
compared
to either a
cinnamon bun
or a
donut
topped
with
pink
icing.
●
In Domestic cats:
A
sheep
of the Blackhead Persian breed.
●
A
thin
silk
fabric
, formerly used for linings.
●
In Architecture:
Any of a set of
male
figures
used
instead of
columns
to support an entablature.
Adj
●
Of, from, or
pertaining
to Persia.
●
Of or
pertaining
to the Persian people.
●
In Languages:
Of or
pertaining
to the Persian language.
●
In Nationalities:
Of or
pertaining
to Persius (Roman writer)
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Immersion
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