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.
- 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.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Armenia.
- adjective a soft clayey earth of a bright red color found in Armenia, Tuscany, etc.
- adjective Emery.
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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