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  Armenian

  adjective

  of or relating to Armenia, its inhabitants, or their language.
• armenian
  armenian

  noun

  a native or inhabitant of Armenia or an Armenian-speaking person elsewhere

Armenian

American  

[ahr-mee-nee-uhn, -meen-yuhn] / ɑrˈmi ni ən, -ˈmin jən /

adjective

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

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noun

• Armenians
  plural

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

armenian British  

/ ɑːˈmiːnɪən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Armenia or an Armenian-speaking person elsewhere

2. the language of the Armenians: an Indo-European language probably belonging to the Thraco-Phrygian branch, but containing many non-Indo-European elements

3. an adherent of the Armenian Church or its doctrines

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adjective

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

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• anti-Armenian
  adjective
• pro-Armenian
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Armenians
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Armenian

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

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Example Sentences

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Armenian Armenians

Grigoryan met Voskanyan more than eight years ago through the Armenian community and said his friend had a unique mind and was always a source of fascinating conversation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

"They have used it in the regional and local German elections, in the Hungarian elections, in the Armenian elections."

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Rev Lebaredian, a senior Nvidia executive who is of Armenian descent, helped forge ties between the company and Prime Minister Pashinyan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

They had more success in the less-restricted Georgian and Armenian capitals, Tbilisi and Yerevan, contacting refuseniks in both cities and developing joyful friendships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

To get started, she had Mark Antony arrange the marriage of their son Alexander Helios to the daughter of the Armenian king.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

His loss of popularity is mainly due to the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous enclave inside Azerbaijan that was home to 100,000 ethnic Armenians until Azerbaijan took it by force in 2023.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

“This progress is the result of an extraordinary collective effort by Armenians and non-Armenians here in California, across the United States and around the world.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026

The directive designates Turks as the “original” people of modern-day Turkey, which has been inhabited by successions of people throughout history—including Hurrians, Greeks, Armenians, Persians and Kurds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

For Armenians, it was a devastating loss — of land, security, trust and cultural heritage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025

In 1606 the shah Abbas created the city of Jolfa and gave it to the Armenians, who were running from the Ottoman emperor because they were Christians.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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