Persian

Definitions

1. An Iranian.
   countable, dated
2. The Persian language, or a family of languages spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
3. A person from Persia.
   countable, historical
4. A person of Persian descent.
   countable
5. Short for Persian cat
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable
6. A pastry local to the Thunder Bay region in Canada often compared to either a cinnamon bun or a donut topped with pink icing.
   Canada, Northwestern, Ontario
7. A sheep of the Blackhead Persian breed.
8. A thin silk fabric, formerly used for linings.
9. Any of a set of male figures used instead of columns to support an entablature.

Equivalents

Examples

“There is of those Persians several lengths.”

“The resulting Belter creole is a crazy mix⟳ of English, Chinese, romance languages like⟳ French, German, Persian, Hebrew, Zulu, and a few other surprises. Farmer says he has over 1,000 Belter words in his personal dictionary, and he keeps adding more as the show’s producers and fans request⟳ them.”

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