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persian

Per.sian \'p*r-zh*n, esp Brit -sh*n\ n 1: one of the people of Persia : as  
   1a: one of the ancient Iranian Caucasians who under Cyrus and his successor 
   s became the dominant Asian race 1b: a member of one of the peoples forming 
   the modern Iranian nationality  2a: any of several Iranian languages 
   dominant in Persia at different period s 2b: the modern language of Iran 
   and western Afghanistan used also in Pakist an and by Indian Muslims as a 
   literary language 3: a thin soft silk formerly used esp. for linings  - 
   Persian aj