Armenia

[ ahr-mee-nee-uh, -meen-yuh; Spanish 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.

Notes

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

Its shape, its light pastry layers and comparatively gentle sweetness distinguish it from the foreign competition back home, a country that shares borders with Armenia, Georgia, Iran and Russia.

From Washington Post

The post The Mobster Who Brought Armenia and Azerbaijan Together … in Death appeared first on OZY.

From Ozy

After the weapons arrived at their destination in Armenia, the guards were set free.

From Ozy

“Since there is no Armenia, gentlemen, there is no America and there is no England, and no France, and no Italy, there is only the earth.”

From Outside Online

Whenever fighting has erupted between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territories claimed by both neighbors, demands from Moscow have ultimately forced the two post-Soviet states to the negotiating table.

From Ozy

An additional three were arrested in Armenia and four in Medellín for their involvement, according to ICE.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

Not all the dominos have fallen: Armenia, for example, shelved its version of the anti-propaganda law after a Western outcry.

From The Daily Beast

Putin has successfully done so now in both the Ukraine and Armenia.

From The Daily Beast

His family had experienced real Nazis—not metaphorical ones—in Armenia during the Second World War.

From The Daily Beast

It provides an easy passage practicable in the depth of winter, from Armenia to Kirkuk and Baghdad.

From Project Gutenberg

Both as nation and as church they have a long history, for which we may refer the reader to such works as Lynchs Armenia.

From Project Gutenberg

There was obsidian, evidently brought from a distance—de Morgan thinks from Armenia, a thousand miles away.

From Project Gutenberg

The wedge of Armenia can pierce a column, however dense, and the gap widens as we fight on.

From Project Gutenberg

There are many brave men among his subjects better fitted than Sarchedon for the highest post Armenia has to offer.

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