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Armenian   /ɑrmˈiniən/   Listen
Armenian

adjective
1.
Of or pertaining to Armenia or the people or culture of Armenia.
noun
1.
A native or inhabitant of Armenia.
2.
The Indo-European language spoken predominantly in Armenia, but also in Azerbaijan.  Synonym: Armenian language.
3.
A writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written.  Synonym: Armenian alphabet.



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"Armenian" Quotes from Famous Books



... national self-delusion. A Venetian experiment, whose evidence in the special controversy is less weighty perhaps than Rousseau supposed, was among the facts which persuaded him that Italian is the language of music. An Armenian who had never heard any music was invited to listen first of all to a French monologue, and then to an air of Galuppi's. Rousseau observed in the Armenian more surprise than pleasure during the performance ...
— Rousseau - Volumes I. and II. • John Morley
... have gone to Turkey during the Armenian atrocities, and to have forced England to intervene by taking the Armenian side and getting massacred. Julia was intensely interested in the Armenians. But Mr. Bathe first said that he must lead Julia to the altar ...
— The Disentanglers • Andrew Lang
... Bank of Turkey has charge of the public funds, so it is to the interest of the Government to see that it is well protected. Since the Armenian attack, therefore, there has not only been a special guard on duty to protect the bank, but men stationed at the doors to inspect every person who entered, and prevent any suspicious-looking characters from gaining access to the ...
— The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 44, September 9, 1897 - A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls • Various
... of Le Journal contained an account of the Armenian massacres; the blood of the Armenian cries out past the Holy Father to heaven; but then Armenians are after all heretics, and here again the principle of Audiatur et altera pars comes in. Communications are not open with the Turks. Moreover, ...
— War and the Future • H. G. Wells
... little on board now but money in pieces of eight, which, by the way, was just what we wanted; and the three English seamen came along with us, and the Dutch pilot would have done so too, but the two Armenian merchants entreated us not to take him, for that he being their pilot, there was none of the men knew how to guide the ship; so, at their request, we refused him; but we made them promise he should not be used ill for being ...
— The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton • Daniel Defoe


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