I. i|ra(ˌ)nō, -rä-, -rȧ-, ī|ra-, ē|rä-, ē|rȧ-+ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized I&A
Etymology: Irano- + Afghan
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the people that constitute the chief element in the population of the upland territory extending from western Iran to northern India
II. noun
Usage: capitalized I&A
: one of the Irano-Afghan people