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
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Armenians
plural
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a native of Armenia.
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the language of the Armenians, an Indo-European language written in a distinctive script dating from the 5th century. Arm
armenian
British
/ ɑːˈmiːnɪən /
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Armenia or an Armenian-speaking person elsewhere
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the language of the Armenians: an Indo-European language probably belonging to the Thraco-Phrygian branch, but containing many non-Indo-European elements
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an adherent of the Armenian Church or its doctrines
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Glendale is home to one of the largest Armenian communities outside Armenia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
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
The publication noted the incident occurred just days after the school began its immersion Western Armenian dual-language program, which local officials described as the first of its kind in the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Father Vazgen Alekyan is an Armenian priest who has been based in Jerusalem since the late 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Around the Armenian Quarter barricades have been erected.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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
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
In the limited coverage of the siege, the isolated Armenians spoke in hushed tones, their faces drawn from months of fear and deprivation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025
For Armenians, it was a devastating loss — of land, security, trust and cultural heritage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025
“Yeah. Armenians like it. But so do other people.”
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
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