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Webster 1913 Edition
Armenian
Ar-me′ni-an
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
Arménien
, L. Armenias
, fr. Armenia
.] Of or pertaining to Armenia.
Armenian bole
, a soft clayey earth of a bright red color found in Armenia, Tuscany, etc.
– Armenian stone
. (a)
The commercial name of lapis lazuli.
(b)
Emery.
Ar-me′ni-an
,Noun.
1.
A native or one of the people of Armenia; also, the language of the Armenians.
2.
(Eccl. Hist.)
An adherent of the Armenian Church, an organization similar in some doctrines and practices to the Greek Church, in others to the Roman Catholic.
Webster 1828 Edition
Armenian
ARME'NIAN
,Noun.
Armenian bole is a species of clay from Armenia, and found in other countries. But the term, being of uncertain signification, is rejected in modern mineralogy. [See Bole.]
Armenian stone, a soft blue stone, consisting of calcarious earth or gypsum, with the oxyd of copper. It is too soft to give fire with steel, loses its color when heated, and does not admit of a polish.
Definition 2024
Armenian
Armenian
See also: armenian
English
Alternative forms
- (abbreviation): Arm.
Adjective
Armenian (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenian people, the Armenian language, or the Armenian alphabet.
Derived terms
Terms derived from Armenian
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Translations
of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, Armenians, the language or alphabet
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Noun
Armenian (plural Armenians)
Translations
person
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Proper noun
Armenian
- The language of Armenia and the Armenian people, whose older stages are Old Armenian and Middle Armenian.
- A branch of Indo-European languages, which includes the various stages of the Armenian language.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- Graeco-Armenian, Helleno-Armenian
- Proto-Armenian
- Old Armenian, Classical Armenian, Liturgical Armenian
- Middle Armenian
- Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
Translations
language
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See also
- Wiktionary's coverage of Armenian terms
- Appendix:Armenian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Armenian
- Appendix:Armenian script
- Armenian language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Armenian people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Armenian edition of Wiktionary
- ISO 639-1 code hy, ISO 639-3 code hye
- Ethnologue entry for Armenian, hy