persian
Adjective
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same as: iranian
Noun
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subtypes: farsi - a person of Iranian descentspecific instances:
- 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)
belongs to: 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 -
associated with: noruz, nowrooz, nowruz - (Persian) the new year holiday in Iran and Azerbaijan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and parts of India and among the Kurds; comes at the vernal equinoxis a type of: iranian, iranian language - the modern Persian language spoken in Iransame as: farsi
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