Armenian

American  

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

adjective

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

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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 Word Forms

• anti-Armenian adjective
• pro-Armenian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Armenian

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

Example Sentences

Persians, Parsis, Kurds, Armenians, Azerbaijanis, Tajiks, Kazakhs, Uzbeks and other cultures celebrate the festival and have their own traditions surrounding it.

From BBC

The museum is an initiative of the Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee Western US, and planning began as the group prepared to mark the the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in 2015.

From Los Angeles Times

I discovered the rich diversity in cuisines and cultures — Mexican, Latino, Persian, Armenian, Korean.

From Los Angeles Times

As Christian Armenians, his family had it pretty good under the shah of Iran, Saghatelian said, and didn’t suffer that much in the immediate aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

From Los Angeles Times

Vance also said that the issue of Armenian separatist leaders imprisoned in Azerbaijan was "certainly going to come up" in talks with Azerbaijani leaders.

From Barron's