Iranian

noun

Ira·ni·an i-ˈrā-nē-ən

-ˈra-

-ˈrä-

ī-

: a native or inhabitant of Iran

: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes Persian see Indo-European Languages Table

Iranian adjective

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The Siege tells of the 1980 Iranian Embassy standoff in London, building layers of character exploration and timeline events toward the explosive rescue of the 26 hostages by a special forces unit. —

Newsweek Staff, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024 This past summer, the Russian military began fielding the Gerbera, which is similar in shape but slightly smaller than the Iranian Shahed-136. Ukrainian forces recently recovered a Gerbera, gaining a clearer understanding of its role in Russian operations. —

Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 The airstrikes in Damascus and the nearby suburb came shortly before Ali Larijani, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, was scheduled to meet in the Syrian capital with representatives of Palestinian factions at the Iranian Embassy in Mazzeh. —

Albert Aji, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024 When Israel killed Mughniyeh in 2008, Iranian Revolutionary Guard advisers became more involved in Hezbollah’s day-to-day operations. —

Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Iranian