Armenian

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Armenian \Ar*me"ni*an\, a. [Cf. F. Arm['e]nien, L. Armenias, fr.
     Armenia.]
     Of or pertaining to Armenia.
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     {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.
         [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Armenian \Ar*me"ni*an\, n.
     1. A native or one of the people of Armenia; also, the
        language of the Armenians.
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     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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Armenian
       adj : of or pertaining to Armenia or the people or culture of
             Armenia
       n 1: a native or inhabitant of Armenia
       2: an ethnic group speaking Armenian and living in Armenia and
          Azerbaijan
       3: the Indo-European language spoken predominantly in Armenia
          [syn: {Armenian language}]
       4: a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which
          the Armenian language is written [syn: {Armenian alphabet}]