"Armenian genocide" meaning in English

See Armenian genocide in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Armenian genocide.wav Forms: the Armenian genocide [canonical], Armenian Genocide [alternative]
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  1. (historical) The systematic mass murder of around one million ethnic Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during World War I (1915–1917). Wikipedia link: Armenian genocide Tags: historical Categories (topical): Death, Historical events, Murder, Racism, World War I Synonyms: Meds Yeghern (english: used especially by Armenians when speaking English) Derived forms: Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day Translations (the genocide of Armenians): Մեծ Եղեռն (Mec Eġeṙn) (Armenian), genocidi armeni [masculine] (Catalan), armensk folkedrab [neuter] (Danish), armenialaisten kansanmurha (Finnish), génocide arménien [masculine] (French), Völkermord an den Armeniern [masculine] (German), Genozid an den Armeniern [masculine] (German), רצח העם הארמני [masculine] (Hebrew), שואת הארמנים [feminine] (Hebrew), genocidio armeno [masculine] (Italian), genocídio armênio [masculine] (Portuguese), genocidul armean [neuter] (Romanian), Мец Еге́рн (Mec Jegérn) [masculine] (Russian), Мец Ехе́рн (Mec Jexérn) [masculine] (Russian), геноци́д армя́н (genocíd armján) [masculine] (Russian), genocidio armenio [masculine] (Spanish), Ermeni Soykırımı (Turkish), Ermeni Kırımı (Turkish), Ermeni Tehciri (Turkish), 1915 Olayları (english: genocide denial) [euphemistic] (Turkish), Sözde Ermeni Soykırımı (english: genocide denial) (Turkish), Ermeni tezleri (english: genocide denial) (Turkish), Ermeni iddiaları (english: genocide denial) (Turkish)

Alternative forms

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