Armenia

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Etymology

From Latin Armenia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία (early 5th century BC), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (late 6th century BC); see it for more.

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ɑːˈmiː.ni.ə/
• (America) IPA: /ɑɹˈmi.ni.ə/

Proper noun

1. (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, Georgia and Iran.
2. A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe.
3. A town in Sonsonate, El Salvador

Related terms

• Armenian
• Armenian SSR
• Greater Armenia
• Lesser Armenia

• Eastern Armenia
• Western Armenia
• Republic of Armenia

Translations

• French: Arménie
• German: Armenien
• Italian: Armenia
• Portuguese: Arménia (Europe), Armênia (Brazil)
• Russian: Арме́ния
• Spanish: Armenia

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