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  • Armenian
    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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Armenian

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

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"The times have passed when we used to say that Armenian products were uncompetitive in Europe," Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan told lawmakers.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Russia has also restricted Armenian fish, famed Jermuk mineral water, wine and brandy.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

“This is just the standard that I want for my restaurant, and for Armenian food or Middle Eastern food in general, because it deserves to be,” Grigoryan said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Arthur Grigoryan’s Yerord Mas, his ode to Armenian cuisine, goes from pop-up to a full restaurant in Glendale.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

The students there were trilingual, speaking Arabic, Armenian, and English, three languages with completely different alphabets.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

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

The attack lasted just 24 hours but forced more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians — virtually the entire population of the region — to flee their homes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2025

Azerbaijanis call it Nagorno-Karabakh; Armenians call it Artsakh.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2025

A critical factor in boosting Armenia's tech development is the nation's global diaspora – some 75% of the world's estimated Armenians, and people of Armenian descent, live elsewhere.

From BBC Apr. 27, 2025

So she went to Jolfa, the city within the city of Isfahan where the Armenians make cream puffs.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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