Armenia

[ahr-mee-nee-uh, -meen-yuh, ahr-me-nyah]

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.

Armenia

/ 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)

Armenia

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.

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

An abandoned station, a few rusted carriages and a dozen metres of track are all that is left of a Soviet railway in southern Armenia.

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“So I learned how to make shoes from the Italians, from guys from Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, from everybody. And while doing so, I learned about all these different cultures.”

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He was returning from a news conference in London, where he confused Albania and Armenia and fumbled the pronunciation of Azerbaijan, which sounded a bit more like Abracadabra.

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Next up for the Republic is a daunting trip to Group F leaders Portugal on 11 October, with the Armenia return three days later.

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After the Soviet Union collapsed, Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a brutal war over a region within Azerbaijan’s borders but claimed by both nations.

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