Iranian

noun

Ira·​ni·​an i-ˈrā-nē-ən  -ˈra-  -ˈrä-  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

Recent Examples on the Web

The Iranian Embassy in Sana'a, Yemen, did not respond to Fox News Digital’s questions. —Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025

Newsweek reached out to China's Foreign Ministry and the Iranian Mission to the United Nations via email for comment. —Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025

Arguably, Nixon’s price controls and Carter’s slow unwinding of them contributed to the 1979 price spike, but U.S. energy policy had little impact on the Iranian Revolution. —Michael Lynch, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025

He was appointed to the prime minister’s office and sent to Iranian Kurdistan as part of a delegation tasked with negotiating with Kurdish rebels. —Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Iranian

• Indo-Iranian
• Old Iranian

Rhymes for Iranian

• sasanian
• sassanian
• turanian
• turonian

Kids Definition

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