Aryan

American  

[air-ee-uhn, air-yuhn, ar-] / ˈɛər i ən, ˈɛər yən, ˈær- /

Also Arian

noun

1. Ethnology.  a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.

2. (in Nazi doctrine) a non-Jewish Caucasian, especially of Nordic stock.

3. (formerly) Indo-European.

4. (formerly) Indo-Iranian.

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adjective

1. of or relating to an Aryan or the Aryans.

2. (formerly) Indo-European.

3. (formerly) Indo-Iranian.

Aryan British  

/ ˈɛərɪən /

noun

1. (in Nazi ideology) a Caucasian of non-Jewish descent, esp of the Nordic type

2. a member of any of the peoples supposedly descended from the Indo-Europeans, esp a speaker of an Iranian or Indic language in ancient times

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of an Aryan or Aryans

adjective

1. archaic  Indo-European

Other Word Forms

• non-Aryan noun
• pre-Aryan adjective
• pseudo-Aryan adjective

Etymology

Origin of Aryan

First recorded in 1785–95; from Sanskrit ārya “of high rank” (adjective), “aristocrat” (noun) + -an

Example Sentences

Horten was 27 at the time of the Alsberg sale and advertised his purchase in a Nazi party newspaper, saying the store had “passed into Aryan ownership.”

From New York Times

Take, for instance, the Aryan Nations World Congress, a 1983 meeting in which the white power movement declared war on the United States.

From Salon

The 51-year-old uploaded the podcasts to his Radio Aryan website, since rebranded Radio Albion.

From BBC

The charges relate to recordings uploaded to his Radio Aryan website, since rebranded Radio Albion.

From BBC

The podcasts, uploaded on or before 17 May 2019 and 18 March 2021 to a website called Radio Aryan, later changed to Radio Albion, contained "virulently racist content", the court previously heard.

From BBC