Armenian
adjectivenounproper nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ɑːˈmiːni.ən//
- United States//ɑɹˈmini.ən//
Of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenian people, the Armenian language, or the Armenian alphabet.
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenian people, the Armenian language, or the Armenian alphabet.
Nevertheless Armenian leaders at first retained faith in the reform agenda of the Porte, ascribing their ills to incompetent officialdom and Kurdish lawlessness.
Etymology
From Armenia + -an.
noun
- 1
A person from Armenia or of Armenian descent.
The Armenians were led in turn, however, by a politicized vanguard often living cosmopolitan, urban lives remote from rural eastern Anatolia
proper noun
- 1
The language of Armenia and the Armenian people, whose older stages are Old Armenian and Middle Armenian.
- 2
A branch of Indo-European languages, which includes the various stages of the Armenian language.
Forms
- plural
- Armenians
Armenian · Of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenian people, the Armenian language, or the Armenian alphabet.
armor · A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object…Armor · A surname.armored · Clad or equipped with arms or armor.