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IRANI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Iran
Example:
the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims
Synonyms:
Classified under:
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)