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Persian vs Longhair - What's the difference?

persian | longhair |

As nouns the difference between persian and longhair

is that persian is a person of Iranian descent while longhair is a person with hair longer than the norm, especially someone viewed as bohemian, non-conventional or a hippie.

As adjectives the difference between persian and longhair

is that persian is of, from, or pertaining to Persia while longhair is concerning or characteristic of classical music.

As a proper noun Persian

is a family of languages spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.

persian

English

(wikipedia Persian) (Persian)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A family of languages spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.
  • Usage notes

    * Persian is the name applied to the official language of Iran. This language is also spoken in Tajikistan and some parts of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. * The name "Farsi" (the local name for Persian) has recently developed currency in English to refer to the dialect spoken in Iran. Afghans usually call it Dari, and the version spoken in Tajikistan is called Tajiki Persian or simply Tajiki.

    See also

    * (fa)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person of Iranian descent.
  • A domestic cat breed.
  • A pastry local to the in Canada often compared to either a cinnamon bun or a donut topped with pink icing.
  • A breed of sheep prized for its lambs' wool.
  • A thin silk fabric, formerly used for linings.
  • (Beck)

    Synonyms

    * (member of the people) Iranian, the word Persian is mostly used in historical contexts.

    Derived terms

    * Dari-Persian * Tajiki-Persian

    See also

    * Farsi * Iranian

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, from, or pertaining to Persia.
  • Of or pertaining to the Persian people.
  • Of or pertaining to the Persian language.
  • Synonyms

    * (of the people) Iranian

    Derived terms

    * Persian berry * Persian blue * Persian cat * Persian column * Persian cumin * Persian darnel * Persian drill * Persian fire * Persian Gulf * Persian lilac * Persian powder * Persian red * Persian Wars * Persian wheel

    longhair

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person with hair longer than the norm, especially someone viewed as bohemian, non-conventional or a hippie.
  • A person with a deep interest in the classical arts, especially music.
  • A person considered to have excessively refined taste for the arts.
  • A cat with hair longer than the norm.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • (derogatory, music) Concerning or characteristic of classical music.
  • :I would rather see a musical, but my wife, who loves longhair music, is dragging me to the symphony again.
  • See also

    *highbrow