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 Words From

• an·ti-Ar·me·ni·an adjective noun
• pro-Ar·me·ni·an adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Armenian¹

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

Example Sentences

With Chelsea leading 6-0 against Noah at half-time, and the Armenians looking like they could concede every time there was an attack, the only surprise was that they only scored twice more.

From BBC

The CPS confirmed that it was continuing to work with the Armenian authorities in order to progress the request to extradite Ms Betro through their court system.

From BBC

Yi, who is running to replace Santiago, said he’s been talking to voters in English, Spanish, Korean and — when speaking with Armenians — a bit of Russian.

From Los Angeles Times

The application is now translated into the languages spoken most frequently in California: Spanish, Armenian, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese, Korean, Tagalog and Vietnamese.

From Los Angeles Times

Academics and mechanics, Filipinos and Armenians and Latinos and plain ol’ white folks.

From Los Angeles Times