Iranian
noun
Ira·ni·an
i-ˈrā-nē-ən 
-ˈra-
-ˈrä-
ī-
-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
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However, the constitutionality of the law was challenged after it was used to justify the arrest of Iranian nationals protesting the shah of Iran’s regime in front of the Iranian Consulate in San Francisco in 1978.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Now that Raisi is confirmed dead, the Iranian Constitution calls for new elections within 50 days.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
The road from Persepolis to Tyre, which were defeated by Alexander the Great, was hewed by an American strategic blunder to favor Iranian Revolutionary Guards and their proxies in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Gaza.
—Dr. Robert G. Rabil, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2024
The film recounts her punk music-loving childhood in Iran under the oppressive shadow of the Iranian Revolution and then the Iran-Iraq War.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 14 June 2024
The terrorist organization Hezbollah also formed during the invasion with the help of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024
Raisi was formerly the head of the Iranian Judiciary, placed in the position by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in 2019.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
Read More About: Jump to Comments ‘Universal Language’ Review: Matthew Rankin Channels the Best of Iranian Cinema in Absurdist Canadian Comedy
Reviewed at Rodeo Screening Room, Los Angeles, April 25, 2024.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 May 2024
Another court decided that Texas Tech University's Union of Iranian Students could protest against the Shah of Iran while masked.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 15 May 2024
Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Now that Raisi is confirmed dead, the Iranian Constitution calls for new elections within 50 days.
—Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
The road from Persepolis to Tyre, which were defeated by Alexander the Great, was hewed by an American strategic blunder to favor Iranian Revolutionary Guards and their proxies in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Gaza.
—Dr. Robert G. Rabil, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2024
The film recounts her punk music-loving childhood in Iran under the oppressive shadow of the Iranian Revolution and then the Iran-Iraq War.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 14 June 2024
The terrorist organization Hezbollah also formed during the invasion with the help of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024
Raisi was formerly the head of the Iranian Judiciary, placed in the position by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in 2019.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
Read More About: Jump to Comments ‘Universal Language’ Review: Matthew Rankin Channels the Best of Iranian Cinema in Absurdist Canadian Comedy
Reviewed at Rodeo Screening Room, Los Angeles, April 25, 2024.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 May 2024
Another court decided that Texas Tech University's Union of Iranian Students could protest against the Shah of Iran while masked.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 15 May 2024
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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
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