Iranian
noun
Ira·ni·an
i-ˈrā-nē-ən 
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-ˈrä-
ī-
-ˈra-
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ī-
1
: a native or inhabitant of Iran
2
: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes Persian see Indo-European Languages Table
Iranian
adjective
Examples of Iranian in a Sentence
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The attack on the Iranian Embassy compound in Damascus on Monday killed two of the country’s top commanders, including Brig.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
The consulate building, which includes the ambassador’s residence and is located next to the Iranian Embassy, is considered sovereign Iranian territory.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
At least three senior commanders and four officers overseeing Iran’s covert operations in the Middle East were killed on Monday when Israeli warplanes struck a building in Damascus that is part of the Iranian Embassy complex, according to Iranian and Syrian officials.
—Michael Levenson, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
In fact, both Iranian and Kataib Hezbollah commanders immediately recognized that the Tower 22 attack had crossed a U.S. red line.
—Joost Hiltermann, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2024
The dancers were the last few members of the Iranian National Ballet.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Persepolis, an autobiographical coming-of-age story about Satrapi’s childhood in Tehran during and after the Iranian Revolution, was published in four French-language volumes between 2000 and 2003.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
Although the relationship is clearly very close—Iranian Revolutionary Guard officials are said to be in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, right now—the Houthis do appear to have considerable independence and are believed to have shrugged off Iranian advice several times in the past.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
Falconry is believed to have begun in Central Asia and the Iranian Plateau in the Bronze Age, when people learned to harness raptors’ natural instincts to hunt small game.
—Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
The consulate building, which includes the ambassador’s residence and is located next to the Iranian Embassy, is considered sovereign Iranian territory.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
At least three senior commanders and four officers overseeing Iran’s covert operations in the Middle East were killed on Monday when Israeli warplanes struck a building in Damascus that is part of the Iranian Embassy complex, according to Iranian and Syrian officials.
—Michael Levenson, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
In fact, both Iranian and Kataib Hezbollah commanders immediately recognized that the Tower 22 attack had crossed a U.S. red line.
—Joost Hiltermann, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2024
The dancers were the last few members of the Iranian National Ballet.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Persepolis, an autobiographical coming-of-age story about Satrapi’s childhood in Tehran during and after the Iranian Revolution, was published in four French-language volumes between 2000 and 2003.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
Although the relationship is clearly very close—Iranian Revolutionary Guard officials are said to be in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, right now—the Houthis do appear to have considerable independence and are believed to have shrugged off Iranian advice several times in the past.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2024
Falconry is believed to have begun in Central Asia and the Iranian Plateau in the Bronze Age, when people learned to harness raptors’ natural instincts to hunt small game.
—Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
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Iranian
noun
Ira·ni·an
ir-ˈā-nē-ən
1
: a person born or living in Iran
2
: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes Persian
Iranian
adjective
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