ARMENIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Armenian mean? 

• ARMENIAN (noun)
  The noun ARMENIAN has 3 senses:

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

  Familiarity information: ARMENIAN used as a noun is uncommon.

• ARMENIAN (adjective)
  The adjective ARMENIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or pertaining to Armenia or the people or culture of Armenia

  Familiarity information: ARMENIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARMENIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Armenia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Armenian" is a kind of...):

Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)

Holonyms ("Armenian" is a member of...):

Armenia; Hayastan; Republic of Armenia (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)

Derivation:

Armenian (of or pertaining to Armenia or the people or culture of Armenia)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The Indo-European language spoken predominantly in Armenia, but also in Azerbaijan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Armenian; Armenian language

Hypernyms ("Armenian" is a kind 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)

Derivation:

Armenian (of or pertaining to Armenia or the people or culture of Armenia)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Armenian; Armenian alphabet

Hypernyms ("Armenian" is a kind of...):

alphabet (a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language)

Derivation:

Armenian (of or pertaining to Armenia or the people or culture of Armenia)

• ARMENIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to Armenia or the people or culture of Armenia

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Armenia (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)

Derivation:

Armenia (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)

Armenian (a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written)

Armenian (the Indo-European language spoken predominantly in Armenia, but also in Azerbaijan)

Armenian (a native or inhabitant of Armenia)