Armenian

[ ahr-mee-nee-uhn, -meen-yuhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Armenia, its inhabitants, or their language.

noun

1. a native of Armenia.
2. the language of the Armenians, an Indo-European language written in a distinctive script dating from the 5th century. : Arm

Other Words From

• an·ti-Ar·me·ni·an adjective noun
• pro-Ar·me·ni·an adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Armenian¹

First recorded in 1710–20; Armeni(a) + -an

Example Sentences

He mistrusted the “shish-kebab temperament” of the conductor, the Armenian Alexander Melik-Pashayev.

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The Kardashian clan helms from Karakale, a village situated in Eastern Turkey close to the Armenian border.

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“I was raised with a huge Armenian influence, always hearing stories of Armenia, celebrating Armenian holidays,” said Kim.

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Last September, Putin paid a visit to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, three months before the Vilnius Summit.

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Soon after Putin invited Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in the Kremlin for a long one-on-one meeting.

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But not every day does it happen that one of the leaders of finance brings to Paris an Armenian slave as his wife.

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He understands I have desire to bear away an Armenian maid belonging to Beybars, the chief steward.

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A casually minded Government took no notice of the little incident, which after all only concerned an Armenian underling.

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Naturally, a wound on the heel was drawn open by this act, and the Armenian saw the arrowhead in the flesh.

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One of the gorges of the Chokh range was the scene of a strange episode during the Armenian massacres of 1896.

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