Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- A region and former kingdom of Asia Minor that included present-day Armenia and part of northeast Turkey and northwest Iran. Established in the eighth century B.C., it was probably the first state to adopt Christianity as a national religion (c. A.D. 303).
- A country of Asia Minor east of Turkey and north of Iran. Acquired by Russia from Persia in 1828, it became a Soviet republic in 1921 and was a constituent republic of the USSR, known as the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, from 1936 to 1991. Yerevan is the capital. Population: 2,970,000.
- A city of west-central Colombia west of Bogotá. It is an industrial center and transportation hub. Population: 279,000.
Wiktionary
- n. historical Ancient kingdom in the Armenian Highland southeast of Black Sea and southwest of Caspian Sea; area now divided between Turkey, Republic of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Iran.
- n. A small country in Western Asia. Official name: Republic of Armenia. Official language: Armenian. Capital: Yerevan.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. a country in the Caucasus, formerly a part of the Soviet Union.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors
Etymologies
- From Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία (Armenia) (early 5th century BC) from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (Armina) (late 6th century BC); see it for more. The Old Persian name is an exonym: see հայ (hay) for the native name. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“And Armenia is a shining becon of democracy, tolerance, and prosperity because they were brutally ruled by either the Ottoman Empire or the Russians for much of the past millenium.”
Think Progress » Mark Krikorian: ‘Haiti’s So Screwed Up Because It Wasn’t Colonized Long Enough’
“When a regular flight en route from Tehran to Yerevan crashed after takeoff yesterday, killing all 168 on board, many in Armenia and its Diaspora were distressed, and not least since there were 40 ethnic Armenians among the dead.”
Global Voices in English » Iran: Armenian bloggers on plane crash
“The interview makes specific reference not only to the more recent detention of activists in Armenia and Azerbaijan, but also to the 10 May dispersal of youth protesting a flower festival held a little over a week after the 30 April massacre of students in a Baku university.”
Global Voices in English » Azerbaijan: Blogger response to University massacre
“Russian, and French presidents calling for Armenia and Azerbaijan to resolve the longstanding conflict over Nagorno Karabakh, some bloggers in Armenia have launched a campaign demanding the resignation of the country's foreign minister, Edward Nalbandian.”
Global Voices in English » Armenia: ‘Bloggers’ call for foreign minister’s resignation
“The blog speculates that such an approach could be a more effective strategy to change something in Armenia's position on a Karabakh resolution.”
Global Voices in English » Armenia: ‘Bloggers’ call for foreign minister’s resignation
“Dakhanavar in Armenia sucked blood from the soles of feet rather than the neck.”
“Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002) was born in Armenia in 1908.”
Audio Interview with Curator Jerry Fielder: On Karsh and Photography Books
“Economically speaking, Armenia is choking, illegally blockaded by both Turkey and Azerbaijan for many years now.”
Demographics of the Oligarchs, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“Armenia is not successful, in part, because of decades of Communism and the fact that corruption and authoritarian power structures are the norm in business and political relations throughout most of the former USSR.”
Demographics of the Oligarchs, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“How come the country with the most Armenians, Armenia, is so poor?”
Demographics of the Oligarchs, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
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