Definition of "Persian"

(uncountable) The Persian language, or a family of languages spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.  examples

(countable) A person from Persia.  examples

(countable) A person of Persian descent.  examples

(historical) An Iranian.

A Persian cat.  examples

(Canada, chiefly northwest Ontario) A pastry local to the Thunder Bay region in Canada often compared to either a cinnamon bun or a donut topped with pink icing.  examples

A sheep of the Blackhead Persian breed.  examples

A thin silk fabric, formerly used for linings.  quotations  examples

(architecture) Any of a set of male figures used instead of columns to support an entablature.  examples

Of, from, or pertaining to Persia.  examples

Of or pertaining to the Persian people.  examples

Of or pertaining to the Persian language.  examples

Of or pertaining to Persius (Roman writer)  quotations  examples