The term Persian is used to refer to a variety of cultural elements from the region of Iran. The crossword solutions IRANI (5 letters), CAT (3 letters), FARSI (5 letters), IRANIAN (7 letters), MEDE (4 letters), XERXES (6 letters), RUG (3 letters), GULF (4 letters), PARSI (5 letters), and ORIENTALRUG (11 letters) all relate to this term. IRANI, IRANIAN, and PARSI are all variations of the word Persian, while FARSI is the language spoken in Iran. MEDE is an ancient Persian people, XERXES was a famous Persian king, and RUG and ORIENTALRUG refer to the traditional Persian carpets. GULF is a reference to the Persian GULF, which is located in the region.