Armenian

[ahr-mee-nee-uhn, -meen-yuhn]

adjective

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Armenian¹

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

Example Sentences

Most days he could be found there at lunchtime, eating the homemade Armenian food of matriarch Mariam Barbar, who founded the shop in Los Angeles after the family fled the Lebanese civil war.

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Diana said that the tactics used by the alleged identity theft ring that Maimon discovered align with those often used by Armenian crime groups, which tend to be based in the Burbank and Glendale areas.

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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.

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In Tehran, a metropolis of over 10 million people, the Saint Sarkis Cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church is one of its most visible symbols.

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has terminated a consent order that prohibited Citibank from discriminating against its Armenian American customers.

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