Persian UK /ˈpɜː.ʒən/US /ˈpɝʒən/noun 8adjective 3/ˈpɜː(ɹ)si.ən/ adjective 1forms 3 noun8 •A member of the ethnic group indigenous to Persis and the Iranian plateau that forms the majority of the population of modern-day Iran.Recruits [to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps] tended to be ethnic Persians or Azeris between the ages of 17 and 28 and generally hailed from poorer or religious families. — 2016 •(historical) A native or inhabitant of the historical polity of Persia (for example, any of the various Persian empires).The Persians (including the Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes, Syrians, Phoenicians, Jews, and Egyptians), in contrast to the foregoing, possess a germ of historical development, […] — 1892 •(old-fashioned) An Iranian (person from Iran). •Ellipsis of Persian cat. •(Canada) A pastry local to the Thunder Bay region in Canada often compared to either a cinnamon bun or a donut topped with pink icing. •A sheep of the Blackhead Persian breed. •A thin silk fabric, formerly used for linings.There is of those Persians several lengths. — 1696 •Any of a set of male figures used instead of columns to support an entablature. adjective3 •Of, from, or pertaining to Persia. •Of or pertaining to the Persian people. •Of or pertaining to the Persian language. Persian /ˈpɜː(ɹ)si.ən/ adjective1 •Of or pertaining to Persius (Roman writer)...as it seems from an Ovidian or Persian standpoint and also, perhaps, from the comic standpoints of Plautus or Caecilius... — 1998 formsPersians · more Persian · most Persian
