Armenia

American  

[ahr-mee-nee-uh, -meen-yuh, ahr-me-nyah] / ɑrˈmi ni ə, -ˈmin yə, ɑrˈmɛ nyɑ /

noun

1. an ancient country in western Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.

2. Also called Armenian Republic.  a republic in Transcaucasia, south of Georgia and west of Azerbaijan. About 11,500 sq. mi. (29,800 sq. km). Yerevan.

3. a city in west central Colombia.

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Armenia British  

/ ɑːˈmiːnɪə /

noun

1. a republic in NW Asia: originally part of the historic Armenian kingdom; acquired by Russia in 1828; became the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1936; gained independence in 1991. It is mountainous, rising over 4000 m (13 000 ft). Language: Armenian. Religion: Christian (Armenian Apostolic) majority. Currency: dram. Capital: Yerevan. Pop: Pop: 2 974 184 (2013 est). Area: 29 800 sq km (11 490 sq miles)

2. a former kingdom in W Asia, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, south of Georgia

3. a town in central Colombia: centre of a coffee-growing district. Pop: 349 000 (2005 est)

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Armenia Cultural  

1. Republic in extreme southwestern Asia, bordered by Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Iran to the south, and Turkey to the south and west. Yerevan is its capital and largest city.

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In 1920, the Soviet Union annexed Armenia, but animosity remained strong between Armenians and Russians. When the Soviet Union began to crumble in 1991, Armenia was one of the first non-Baltic Soviet republics to declare its independence.

Between 1894 and 1920, Armenians were the victims of a massacre organized by the Turks (see Armenian Massacres).

The former kingdom of Armenia included the present country, northeastern Turkey, and the northwest corner of Iran.

Throughout their 2,500-year history, the Armenian people have been repeatedly invaded and oppressed by more powerful neighboring empires, which have included Greeks, Persians, Byzantines, Huns, Arabs, Mongols, Ottoman Turks, and Russians.

Mainly Christian, Armenia has been involved in a bloody border dispute with neighboring Azerbaijan, which is mainly Muslim.

Example Sentences

Pashinyan's centrist Civil Contract Party secured 49.8% of the vote, with the Strong Armenia Alliance coming in second with 23.2%.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

He has frozen participation in a Russia-led security bloc while deepening ties with the European Union and United States, and set Armenia on a path toward possible EU membership.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

He said Armenia would pursue a balanced foreign policy after the vote, insisting "there is no question of choosing" between Russia and the West.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Pashinyan is running on his doctrine of "Real Armenia" - a country at peace with Azerbaijan and integrated into Europe, rather than one defined by territorial ambitions and dependence on Moscow.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The Kingdom of Armenia, for example, established Christianity as its official religion in 301, and Armenians held on to their religious independence even when they were subsumed into the later Persian and Arabic Empires.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall