English · Word Candidate

Armenian

/ɑːˈmiːni.ən/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: Armenians

Sense 1

Meaning · English

Of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenian people, the Armenian language, or the Armenian alphabet.

Adjective

Examples

Nevertheless Armenian leaders at first retained faith in the reform agenda of the Porte, ascribing their ills to incompetent officialdom and Kurdish lawlessness.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

A person of an Indo-European ethnic group native to the Armenian Highlands, comprising the ethnic majority of Armenia.

Noun

Examples

The Armenians were led in turn, however, by a politicized vanguard often living cosmopolitan, urban lives remote from rural eastern Anatolia

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “Armenian” mean?

Of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenian people, the Armenian language, or the Armenian alphabet.

Is “Armenian” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.