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IRANI

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Iran

Example:

the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims

Synonyms:

Irani; Iranian; Persian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Irani" is a kind of...):

Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Irani"):

Farsi (a person of Iranian descent)

Instance hyponyms:

Artaxerxes; Artaxerxes I (king of Persia who sanctioned the practice of Judaism in Jerusalem (?-424 BC))

Artaxerxes; Artaxerxes II (king of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made peace with Sparta (?-359 BC))

Holonyms ("Irani" is a member of...):

Iran; Islamic Republic of Iran; Persia (a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil)

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