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Originally Posted by Lute
Here is a question I need help with. Why do you guys call yourselves Persians and not Iranians?
I mean Turkish people don't call themselves Ottomans, Greeks don't call themselves Byzantines
Do they?  |
From my understanding Persian is an ethnicity and Iranian is a nationality? For example, in Iran you have the Persians, and other groups such as the Azeris and the Kurds, etc. hopefully someone who knows can chime in and verify