English word senses marked with place category "Armenia"

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Total 79 word senses

• Ani (Proper name) a ruined medieval Armenian city-site in the Turkish province of Kars near the border with Armenia.
• Araks (Proper name) A river in Turkey, Armenia, Iran and Azerbaijan and empties into Kura river.
• Ararat plain (Proper name) A fertile plain of the Armenian Highland in the middle valley of the Araks river.
• Armenia (Proper name) A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe. Official name: Republic of Armenia. Capital: Yerevan.
• Armenian (Proper name) The language of Armenia and the Armenian people, whose older stages are Old Armenian and Middle Armenian.
• Armenian Apostolic Church (Proper name) The national Church of Armenia.
• Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (Proper name) A public holiday in Armenia and the Republic of Artsakh, and which is also observed by the Armenian diaspora on April 24th, held annually to commemorate the victims of the Armenian genocide of 1915.
• Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (Proper name) an independent principality formed during the High Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia; located outside of the Armenian Highland and distinct from the Armenian Kingdom of Antiquity, it was centered in the Cilicia region northwest of the Gulf of Alexandretta, in what is today southern Turkey
• Armenian SSR (Proper name) One of the 15 Soviet Socialist Republics that made up the former Soviet Union (1920-1991, name changed in 1990). Became independent as the Republic of Armenia in 1991, after the collapse of the USSR.
• Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (Proper name) Synonym of Armenian SSR
• Armenian genocide (Proper name) The systematic mass murder of around one million ethnic Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during World War I (1915–1917).
• Arsacid (Adjective) of or pertaining to the Parthian dynasty established by Arsaces I which ruled the Parthian Empire during 247 BC – 224 AD, Armenia during 54–428, as well as Iberia and Caucasian Albania
• Arshakuni (Adjective) Alternative form of Arsacid
• Arshakuni (Noun) Alternative form of Arsacid
• Artsakh (Proper name) An erstwhile state with limited recognition in the South Caucasus populated mostly by Armenians that existed between 1991 and 2024. Its capital was Stepanakert.
• Ayrarat (Proper name) A historical province and region in the ancient kingdom of Armenia.
• Caucasus (Proper name) A geopolitical region in Eastern Europe and Western Asia, deriving its name from the aforementioned mountains.
• Cilician Armenia (Proper name) Synonym of Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
• Commagene (Proper name) An ancient Armenian kingdom in northeastern Anatolia, modern Turkey, with a capital at Samosata.
• Dashnak (Noun) A member of Dashnaktsutyun, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, an Armenian nationalist and socialist political party founded in 1890.
• Gugark (Proper name) One of 15 provinces of Greater Armenia located on its north, also called Gogarene, and now divided between northern Armenia, southern Georgia and northeastern Turkey.
• Hemshin (Noun) A member of a subethnic unit of the Armenian people, which in the past or present has been affiliated with the Hemşin district in the province of Rize, Turkey
• Hethumid (Adjective) Of or pertaining to the Hethumids: an Armenian dynasty who ruled the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia as princes and kings.
• Hethumid (Noun) A member of the Hethumids.
• Hnarakert (Proper name) A town in ancient Armenia, at the border of Gugark and Utik provinces, on the Kura River; today in Qazax district, Azerbaijan.
• Kars (Proper name) A civil parish and community of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
• Kayseri (Proper name) A province of Turkey
• Kechror (Proper name) A town in medieval Armenia in the Gabeghyank canton of the Ayrarat province of Greater Armenia. Its exact location is unknown. Most likely it was located at the site of (or near) the later town of Kechvan in the Kağızman Okrug of the Kars Oblast. The monastery complex Tzarakar was located near Kechror.
• Khaghkhagh (Proper name) A town in Utik province, ancient Armenia; today Yanıqlı, a village in Tovuz district, Azerbaijan.
• Kingdom of Cilician Armenia (Proper name) Synonym of Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
• Lesser Caucasus (Proper name) the second of the two main mountain ranges of Caucasus mountains, which runs parallel to the Greater Caucasus and limits the Armenian Highland from the North and North-East.
• Malatya (Proper name) A city in Turkey.
• Martyropolis (Proper name) city on the Nymphius river in Sophanene, ancient Armenia, near the border with Arzanene, corresponding to modern Silvan, Turkey
• Moxoene (Proper name) A historical province of the Kingdom of Greater Armenia, one of 15, in the modern province of Van, Turkey.
• Mush (Proper name) A historically Armenian city in the Turuberan province of Greater Armenia, now in eastern Turkey.
• Nakhichevan-on-Don (Proper name) Originally a town established on the right bank of Don in Russia by Armenians resettled from Crimea; later incorporated into the city of Rostov-on-Don.
• Old Armenian (Proper name) The oldest attested form of the Armenian language, first written down at the beginning of the 5th century AD and spoken until 12th century; then replaced by Middle Armenian. Served as a literary language until the 18-19th centuries. Partly intelligible to speakers of modern Armenian.
• Paulicianism (Proper name) A Christian sect and militarized revolt movement that flourished between 650 and 872 in Armenia and the Eastern Themes of the Byzantine Empire.
• Paytakaran (Proper name) One of the provinces of Greater Armenia. Now in Azerbaijan.
• Republic of Artsakh (Proper name) Synonym of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
• Rubenid (Adjective) Of or pertaining to the Rubenids: an Armenian dynasty who dominated parts of Cilicia, and who established the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.
• Rubenid (Noun) A member of the Rubenids.
• Sophene (Proper name) Province of ancient Armenia and of the Roman Empire, located to the south-west of Greater Armenia. Independent kingdom from 3rd century B.C. until 90's B.C. Lies in modern-day southeastern Turkey.
• Soviet Armenia (Proper name) One of the 15 Soviet Socialist Republics that made up the former Soviet Union (1920-1991, name changed in 1990). Became independent as the Republic of Armenia in 1991, after the collapse of the USSR.
• Taron (Proper name) One of the cantons of Turuberan province of Greater Armenia.
• Tayk (Proper name) One of 15 provinces of Greater Armenia.
• Tsaghkotn (Proper name) One of the cantons of Ayrarat province of Greater Armenia.
• Tsghuk (Proper name) A historical canton of Siwnik province, Greater Armenia.
• Vayk (Proper name) town in Vayots Dzor region of Armenia, formerly known as Azizbekov and Soylan
• Western Armenian (Proper name) One of the two standardized forms of the modern Armenian language, the other being Eastern Armenian. Following the Genocide of Armenians of 1915, it is now spoken by the descendants of Armenian survivors from the Ottoman Empire fleeing to Armenian diaspora, mainly in North America and South America, Europe and most of the Middle East except for Iran.
• Yerazgavors (Proper name) a village in the Shirak region of modern Armenia
• Yerevanian (Noun) A person who was born in, or is a citizen or inhabitant of Yerevan, Armenia.
• abegha (Noun) A celibate priest or monk of the Armenian Apostolic Church; a hieromonk.
• aspet (Noun) Armenian hereditary title borne by the members of the Bagratuni (Bagratid) family.
• azat (Noun) A member of the middle and lower Armenian nobility, in contrast to the naxarars who were the great lords; from the Late Middle Ages, member of the entire body of the Armenian nobility.
• dram (Noun) A small unit of weight, variously:; Alternative form of drachm (“One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ)”).
• dram (Noun) A small unit of weight, variously:; Alternative form of drachm (“One eighth of an ounce apothecary (3.89 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ)”).
• dram (Noun) A small unit of weight, variously:; Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).
• dram (Noun) Synonym of drachma: a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma; other similar coins.
• dram (Noun) The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.
• duduk (Noun) An Armenian woodwind instrument.
• gata (Noun) A kind of pastry in Armenia and some neighboring countries.
• kamancheh (Noun) A long-necked stringed instrument (a spike fiddle) with a bowl-shaped body, traditionally featuring three silk strings but now more often four metal ones, played with a bow, common among the peoples of the Caucasus, Anatolia and the Near East.
• luma (Noun) A currency unit of Armenia, worth one hundredth of an Armenian dram.
• marshrutka (Noun) Synonym of shared taxi in former Soviet contexts, particularly a minibus on fixed routes.
• marz (Noun) A first-level administrative entity in Armenia; usually translated as region in English.
• marzban (Noun) A class of margraves, warden of the marches, and by extension military commanders, in charge of border provinces of the Parthian Empire (247 BC–224 AD) and mostly Sasanian Empire (224–651 AD) of Iran
• marzpanate (Noun) the period in Armenian history after the fall of the Arshakuni Dynasty of Armenia in 428, when the eastern part of Armenia was governed as a marzpanate by Sassanian-nominated marzpans
• melik (Noun) A member of hereditary nobility in certain Armenian principalities, especially in Artsakh
• ostikan (Noun) Any of the Arab governors of Armenia.
• ostikanate (Noun) The region governed by an ostikan.
• pulpulak (Noun) A public fountain with potable water, common in Armenia.
• rabiz (Noun) A popular modern Armenian music style that shows Middle Eastern influences and is related to Russian blatnyak and Azerbaijani mugham. Most of the songs have a 6/8 rhythm.
• sepuh (Noun) A title of secular nobility in medieval feudal Armenia, usually borne by the sons of nakharars.
• sparapet (Noun) the hereditary title of the military commander-in-chief in ancient Armenia
• vardapet (Noun) A highly educated archimandrite in the Armenian Apostolic Church tradition who holds a Doctorate in Theology.
• vardzak (Noun) a female comedy actor, dancer and singer in ancient and medieval Armenia
• veghar (Noun) The pointed conic cowl worn by the celibate clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church, including abeghas, bishops and the catholicos.
• 112 (Proper name) The telephone number for emergency services on all GSM cell phones and in the EU, Russia, United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Indonesia, Turkey, Ukraine, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome, the Seychelles, Uganda, East Timor, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, North Macedonia, Vatican City, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and S…

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