Armenia

English

/ɑːˈmiː.ni.ə/, /ɑɹˈmi.ni.ə/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (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.
  • A country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. Official name: Republic of Armenia.

Etymology

Derived from Latin Armenia derived from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία derived from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴.

Origin

Old Persian

𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴

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