Armenian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Armenian in British English:
UK [ɑ:'mi:nɪən]
How to pronounce Armenian in American English:
US [ɑr'minɪrn]
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- Noun:
- a native or inhabitant of Armenia
- an ethnic group speaking Armenian and living in Armenia and Azerbaijan
- the Indo-European language spoken predominantly in Armenia
- a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written
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- Adjective:
- of or pertaining to Armenia or the people or culture of Armenia
Word Origin
- Armenian
- 1590s, "a native of Armenia," from Armenia (late 14c. in English), place name traced to 521 C.E., but which is of uncertain origin. As the name of the language, by 1718; as an adjective, by 1727.
Example
- 1. He also has both kurdish and armenian forebears .
- 2. Hungary has been the home of a sizable armenian community as well .
- 3. After the massacre of more than one million armenians during world war I and subsequent conflict , the soviets ceded the western part of the historic armenian homeland to turkey .
- 4. The armenian killings incur no such awkwardness .
- 5. They wanted armenian food and drink , but there were catering restrictions .