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Armenia en · PROPN

Pronunciation

/ɑɹˈmi.ni.ə/ (US)
/-nɪ.ə/ (Scotland)
(UK) audio
/ɑːˈmɪjnɪjə/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/-ni.ə/ (Scotland)
/aɹˈmen.ja/ (Philippines)
(Southern-England) audio
(US) audio
/ɑːˈmiːni.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/aɾˈmi.ne.ə/ (Scotland)
[ɑɹˈmi.njə] (US)

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.

Meanings

A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe. Official name: Republic of Armenia. Capital: Yerevan.
- 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. 2025 September 8, Harlan Ullman, “Will America survive another 250 years?”, in The Hill, archived from the original on 10 Sep 2025:
(historical) 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.
- 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. 1992, Richard Nixon, “The Former Evil Empire”, in Seize the Moment, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 57:
A town in Sonsonate department, El Salvador.
Places in the Philippines: ▸ A barangay of Tarlac City, Tarlac, Philippines.
Places in the Philippines: ▸ A barangay of Uson, Masbate, Philippines.
The capital city of Quindío department, Colombia.

Deriveds

Republic of Armenia · Upper Armenia · Greater Armenia · Little Armenia · Eastern Armenia · Lesser Armenia · Western Armenia

Armenian SSR · Meds Yeghern · Armenian

Translations (195)

peo 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 (ancient kingdom and country) · uk Вірме́нія (ancient kingdom and country) · hi आर्मेनिया (ancient kingdom and country) · ta ஆர்மீனியா (ancient kingdom and country) · tt Әрмәнстан (ancient kingdom and country) · cv Эрмени (ancient kingdom and country) · hu Örményország (ancient kingdom and country) · uz Арманистон (ancient kingdom and country) · akk Uraštu (ancient kingdom and country) · ky Армения (ancient kingdom and country) · cv Армени (ancient kingdom and country) · kk Әрменстан (ancient kingdom and country) · ur اَرْمَنِسْتان (ancient kingdom and country) · dz ཨར་མེ་ནི་ཡ (ancient kingdom and country) · ne आर्मेनिया (ancient kingdom and country) · hy Հայաստան (ancient kingdom and country) · lad Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · am አርመኒያ (ancient kingdom and country) · he אַרְמֶנְיָה (ancient kingdom and country) · dv އަރުމީނިއާ (ancient kingdom and country) · nb Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · aii ܐܲܪܡܢܵܝܵܐ (ancient kingdom and country) · gl Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · sgs Armienėjė (ancient kingdom and country) · rup Arminia (ancient kingdom and country) · la Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · rup Ermenii (ancient kingdom and country) · luo Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · ast Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · et Armeenia (ancient kingdom and country) · ml അർമേനിയ (ancient kingdom and country) · xcl Հայք (ancient kingdom and country) · zza Ermenıstan (ancient kingdom and country) · gv Yn Armeain (ancient kingdom and country) · vro Armeeniä (ancient kingdom and country) · an Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · br Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · es Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · hi अर्मनिस्तान (ancient kingdom and country) · is Armenía (ancient kingdom and country) · ur آرْمِینِیا (ancient kingdom and country) · nrf Arménie (ancient kingdom and country) · mi Ararata (ancient kingdom and country) · sga Nairmein (ancient kingdom and country) · fa اَرْمَنِسْتَان (ancient kingdom and country) · ar أَرْمِينِيَا (ancient kingdom and country) · ia Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · be Армэ́нія (ancient kingdom and country) · ur آرْمینِیا (ancient kingdom and country) · ady Армение (ancient kingdom and country) · th อาร์มีเนีย (ancient kingdom and country) · ota ارمنستان (ancient kingdom and country) · kpv Армения (ancient kingdom and country) · ak Aminia (ancient kingdom and country) · szl Armyńijo (ancient kingdom and country) · fy Armeenje (ancient kingdom and country) · rup Arminii (ancient kingdom and country) · lo ອັກເມເນັຽ (ancient kingdom and country) · ko 아르메니아 (ancient kingdom and country) · gur Armɛŋɔ (ancient kingdom and country) · de Armenien (ancient kingdom and country) · pa ਅਰਮੀਨੀਆ (ancient kingdom and country) · uby Арманшәабла (ancient kingdom and country) · ja アルメニア (ancient kingdom and country) · eu Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · sk Arménsko (ancient kingdom and country) · az Ermənistan (ancient kingdom and country) · rup Ermenie (ancient kingdom and country) · el Αρμενία (ancient kingdom and country) · ms Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · nn Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · km អាមេនី (ancient kingdom and country) · rsk Єрмения (ancient kingdom and country) · as আৰ্মেনিয়া (ancient kingdom and country) · mt Armenja (ancient kingdom and country) · inh Армени (ancient kingdom and country) · lt Armėnija (ancient kingdom and country) · lv Armēnija (ancient kingdom and country) · mnc ᠶᠠᡵ ᠮᠠ ᠨᡳ ᠶᠠ (ancient kingdom and country) · uz Armaniston (ancient kingdom and country) · sq Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · mi Āmenia (ancient kingdom and country) · ug ئەرمېنىيە (ancient kingdom and country) · af Armenië (ancient kingdom and country) · io Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · ceb Armenya (ancient kingdom and country) · ga An Airméin (ancient kingdom and country) · qu Arminya (ancient kingdom and country) · cu Армєнїꙗ (ancient kingdom and country) · ro Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · sw Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · rue Арме́нія (ancient kingdom and country) · xmf სომხეთი (ancient kingdom and country) · tk Ерменистан (ancient kingdom and country) · da Armenien (ancient kingdom and country) · tl Armenya (ancient kingdom and country) · ca Armènia (ancient kingdom and country) · sh А̀рме̄нија (ancient kingdom and country) · lo ອາກເມນີ (ancient kingdom and country) · yo Àméníà (ancient kingdom and country) · yi אַרמעניע (ancient kingdom and country) · grc Ἀρμενία (ancient kingdom and country) · sh Ѐрме̄нија (ancient kingdom and country) · lo ອາມິເນຍ (ancient kingdom and country) · mr र्मीनिया (ancient kingdom and country) · nv Dziłkʼi Dah Názʼéelii Dineʼé Bikéyah (ancient kingdom and country) · tr Ermenistan (ancient kingdom and country) · kaa Armeniya (ancient kingdom and country) · ha Armeniya (ancient kingdom and country) · my အာမေးနီးယား (ancient kingdom and country) · shn မိူင်းဢႃႇမေးၼီးယႃး (ancient kingdom and country) · eo Armenio (ancient kingdom and country) · or ଆର୍ମେନିଆ (ancient kingdom and country) · sco Armenie (ancient kingdom and country) · non Ermland (ancient kingdom and country) · gag Armeniya (ancient kingdom and country) · id Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · lb Armenien (ancient kingdom and country) · fo Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · vo Larmeniyän (ancient kingdom and country) · egy A-l-G20-i-i-n:A-N25 (ancient kingdom and country) · na Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · nl Armenië (ancient kingdom and country) · be Арме́нія (ancient kingdom and country) · rup Armenie (ancient kingdom and country) · so Armania (ancient kingdom and country) · fa اَرْمَنِسْتان (ancient kingdom and country) · ce Армени (ancient kingdom and country) · sv Armenien (ancient kingdom and country) · pl Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · si ආමේනියාව (ancient kingdom and country) · bn আর্মেনিয়া (ancient kingdom and country) · ady Ермэлые (ancient kingdom and country) · zh 亞美尼亞 /亚美尼亚 (ancient kingdom and country) · oc Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · zh 亞美尼亞 /亚美尼亚 (ancient kingdom and country) · zza Armenıstan (ancient kingdom and country) · crh Ermenistan (ancient kingdom and country) · gv Yn Armean (ancient kingdom and country) · ti አርሜኒያ (ancient kingdom and country) · sq Armeni (ancient kingdom and country) · xpr 𐭀𐭓𐭌𐭍𐭉 (ancient kingdom and country) · sa आर्मीनिया (ancient kingdom and country) · kmr Ermanistan (ancient kingdom and country) · vi Ác-mê-ni-a (ancient kingdom and country) · gd Airmìnia (ancient kingdom and country) · cs Arménie (ancient kingdom and country) · yue 亞美尼亞 /亚美尼亚 (ancient kingdom and country) · ka სომხეთი (ancient kingdom and country) · sh Јѐрме̄нија (ancient kingdom and country) · cy Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · zza Hermenıstan (ancient kingdom and country) · mr आर्मेनिया (ancient kingdom and country) · pt-pt Arménia (ancient kingdom and country) · mn Армен (ancient kingdom and country) · frm Armenie (ancient kingdom and country) · hy Հայք (ancient kingdom and country) · rup Armenia f Ermenia (ancient kingdom and country) · te ఆర్మేనియా (ancient kingdom and country) · sh Jèrmēnija (ancient kingdom and country) · sh Èrmēnija (ancient kingdom and country) · az Ермәнистан (ancient kingdom and country) · wal Armiiniya (ancient kingdom and country) · za Yameijnizya (ancient kingdom and country) · gu આર્મેનિયા (ancient kingdom and country) · tg Арманистон (ancient kingdom and country) · bo ཨར་མེ་ནི་ཡ (ancient kingdom and country) · ace Armènia (ancient kingdom and country) · it Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · sl Arménija (ancient kingdom and country) · pt-br Armênia (ancient kingdom and country) · ps ارمنستان (ancient kingdom and country) · tk Ermenistan (ancient kingdom and country) · kmr Ermenistan (ancient kingdom and country) · eo Armenujo (ancient kingdom and country) · rup Arminie (ancient kingdom and country) · arc ܐܪܡܢܝܐ (ancient kingdom and country) · ba Әрмәнстан (ancient kingdom and country) · ko 아르메니야 (ancient kingdom and country) · fr Arménie (ancient kingdom and country) · ki Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · bg Арме́ния (ancient kingdom and country) · ce Эрмалойчоь (ancient kingdom and country) · mn ᠠᠷᠮᠧᠨ (ancient kingdom and country) · rup Armenii (ancient kingdom and country) · av Цӏамухъ (ancient kingdom and country) · pal 𐭠𐭫𐭬𐭭𐭩 (ancient kingdom and country) · ab Ермантәыла (ancient kingdom and country) · mk Ерме́нија (ancient kingdom and country) · fi Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · ru Арме́ния (ancient kingdom and country) · mer Armenia (ancient kingdom and country) · sh Àrmēnija (ancient kingdom and country) · hi आर्मीनिया (ancient kingdom and country) · kn ಆರ್ಮೇನಿಯ (ancient kingdom and country)