Armenian
adjective
of or relating to Armenia, its inhabitants, or their language.
Armenian
American
[ahr-mee-nee-uhn, -meen-yuhn]
/ ɑrˈmi ni ən, -ˈmin jən /
adjective
noun
-
Armenians
plural
-
a native of Armenia.
-
the language of the Armenians, an Indo-European language written in a distinctive script dating from the 5th century. Arm
armenian
British
/ ɑːˈmiːnɪən /
noun
-
a native or inhabitant of Armenia or an Armenian-speaking person elsewhere
-
the language of the Armenians: an Indo-European language probably belonging to the Thraco-Phrygian branch, but containing many non-Indo-European elements
-
an adherent of the Armenian Church or its doctrines
adjective
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Etymology
Origin of Armenian
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Born in Bulgaria to Armenian parents who survived the genocide, he immigrated to the U.S. in 1961 and studied at Columbia University, earning advanced degrees in nuclear engineering and nuclear physics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Glendale is home to one of the largest Armenian communities outside Armenia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 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
His father is Armenian and his mother Bulgarian.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The half-American with the Arab eyes in the navy blue Armenian school uniform.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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
But the campaign has not been without confrontation - notably between Pashinyan and displaced Karabakh Armenians.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 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
She was fair, like the Armenians, with blue eyes.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
