Persian

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Persian stands

for a people, see Persians (people)
metonymic for the ancient Persian Empire
coll. for a Persian cat
coll. for a Persian carpet
for a play by Aeschylus, The Persians

The Persian stands for

Anastasius the Persian († 628), monk and martyr
Selmān the Persian , companion of the Prophet Mohammed

See also:

The Persian and the Swede

Wiktionary: Perser - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations