armenia
/ɑɹˈmi.ni.ə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.56 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe. Official name: Republic of Armenia. Capital: Yerevan.
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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.
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The capital city of Quindío department, Colombia.
Example Sentences
- "Trump’s authority has stretched internationally, so far unsuccessfully, to end the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, while claiming success in stopping conflicts between India and Pakistan and Armenia and Azerbaijan."
- "In the Caucasian republics, 100,000 Azerbaijanis, 30,000 Georgians, and tens of thousands of Armenians were imprisoned, tortured, or killed under Stalin, with Armenia's prisons so full at some points that basements of government buildings were converted into makeshift jails."
Etymology
Etymology tree Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (Armina)bor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓ρμενῐ́ᾱ (Ărmenĭ́ā)bor. Latin Armenialbor. English Armenia Learned borrowing from Latin Armenia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓ρμενῐ́ᾱ (Ărmenĭ́ā) (early 5th century BC), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (a-r-mi-i-n /Armina/) (late 6th century BC); see it for more. The Old Persian name is an exonym: see հայ (hay) for the native name. Attested in English since late 14th century.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Ᾰ̓ρμενῐ́ᾱ, 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɑɹˈmi.ni.ə/
- British English: /ɑːˈmiːni.ə/