Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to Armenia or its people, language, or culture.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Armenia.
- noun A person of Armenian ancestry.
- noun The Indo-European language of the Armenians.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to Armenia, a former kingdom of Asia lying between the Black and Caspian seas, northeast of Asia Minor, now included in Turkey, Persia, and Asiatic Russia, or to its inhabitants.
- noun A native of Armenia.
- noun Eccles., an adherent of the Armenian Church.
- noun The Armenian language.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Armenia.
- adjective a soft clayey earth of a bright red color found in Armenia, Tuscany, etc.
- adjective Emery.
- noun A native or one of the people of Armenia; also, the language of the Armenians.
- noun (Eccl. Hist.) An adherent of the Armenian Church, an organization similar in some doctrines and practices to the Greek Church, in others to the Roman Catholic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, from, or pertaining to
Armenia , the Armenian people, the Armenian language, or the Armenianalphabet . - noun A person from
Armenia or of Armeniandescent . - proper noun The
language of Armenia and the Armenian people, whose older stages areOld Armenian andMiddle Armenian . - proper noun A branch of
Indo-European languages, which includes the various stages of the Armenian language.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or pertaining to Armenia or the people or culture of Armenia
- noun a native or inhabitant of Armenia
- noun the Indo-European language spoken predominantly in Armenia, but also in Azerbaijan
- noun a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written
Etymologies
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Examples
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Do you think that an Ambassador should be fired simply for using the term Armenian Genocide?
Harut Sassounian: Senate Should Scrutinize Matt Bryza as Nominee for Ambassador to Azerbaijan 2010
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Armenian critics pointed out several shortcomings in the Turkish statement: First, the apology avoided the term Armenian Genocide by referring to it as the "Great Catastrophe."
Harut Sassounian: Turks' Apology for Armenian Genocide: Good First Step, but not Good Enough 2009
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In Yerevan, Armenia has been marking the 90th anniversary of what it calls the Armenian genocide.
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And tens of thousands march in Armenia's capital to mark what they call the Armenian genocide, a claim Turkey denies.
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The foundation of what we know as Armenian literature must therefore be sought in Christian times.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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Fluent in Armenian, Turkish and German, he was able to speak directly with individuals who experienced or observed the events from a wide variety of standpoints.
A Progressive on the Prairie » Book Review: Armenian Golgotha by Grigoris Balakian » Print 2010
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Fluent in Armenian, Turkish and German, he was able to speak directly with individuals who experienced or observed the events from a wide variety of standpoints.
Book Review: Armenian Golgotha by Grigoris Balakian « A Progressive on the Prairie 2010
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Miss you to death. .but good to hear your doing well, Me and Doug tried to get a hold of you last weekend but couldn't ... part of the problem was the language barrier, then I tried to look online for how to ask to speak with someone in Armenian, and the whole damn alphabet is different!
The long-awaited next post... John 2006
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Miss you to death. .but good to hear your doing well, Me and Doug tried to get a hold of you last weekend but couldn't ... part of the problem was the language barrier, then I tried to look online for how to ask to speak with someone in Armenian, and the whole damn alphabet is different!
The long-awaited next post... John 2006
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One odd thing in Armenian culture, the bride's mother does not go to the wedding, so Manet's mom did not see her until the reception.
Rememberances of Armenia Pt 3- The North and the Wedding 2005
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