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Persian definition

Per·sian (pʉr′z̸hən, -s̸hən)

adjective

of Persia, ancient or modern, or its people, language, or culture

noun

  1. a person born or living in Persia
  2. Farsi
  3. any of a breed of domestic cat, thought to have originated in Asia Minor, with a broad, round head, a stocky build, and a long, thick, glossy coat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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