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Ar·me·ni·an

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–adjective

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

–noun

2.	a native of Armenia.

3.	the language of the Armenians, an Indo-European language written in a distinctive script dating from the 5th century. Abbreviation: Arm

[Origin: 1710–20; Armeni(a) + -an

]

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Ar·me·ni·an Audio Help   (är-mē'nē-ən, -mēn'yən) Pronunciation Key
adj.   Of or relating to Armenia or its people, language, or culture.

n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Armenia.
2. A person of Armenian ancestry.
The Indo-European language of the Armenians.

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armenian
adjective
1.	of or pertaining to Armenia or the people or culture of Armenia
noun
1.	a native or inhabitant of Armenia
2.	the Indo-European language spoken predominantly in Armenia, but also in Azerbaijan
3.	a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written

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Armenian

Ar*me"ni*an\, a. [Cf. F. Arm['e]nien, 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.

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Armenian

Ar*me"ni*an\, n. 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.

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