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Armenian

/ɑrˈminiɪn/
/ɑˈminiən/
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Other forms: Armenians

Definitions of Armenian
  1. adjective
    of or pertaining to Armenia or the people or culture of Armenia
  2. noun
    a native or inhabitant of Armenia
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    type of:
    Asian, Asiatic
    a native or inhabitant of Asia
  3. noun
    the Indo-European language spoken predominantly in Armenia, but also in Azerbaijan
    synonyms: Armenian language
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    type of:
    Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite
    the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
  4. noun
    a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written
    synonyms: Armenian alphabet
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    type of:
    alphabet
    a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
Pronunciation
US
/ɑrˈminiɪn/
UK
/ɑˈminiən/
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