English > Armenia: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | A landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors. |
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| Synonyms | Republic of Armenia, Hayastan |
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| Instance of | Asian country, Asian nation | Any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent |
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| Member of | Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS | An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991 |
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| Members | Armenian | A native or inhabitant of Armenia |
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| Part of | Transcaucasia | A geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and to the north of Turkey that comprises Georgia and Armenia and Azerbaijan |
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| Parts | Aras, Araxes | A river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea |
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| Armenian Church, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church | An independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300 |
| Yerevan, Jerevan, Erivan, capital of Armenia | Capital of Armenia |
| Region of | Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia, ASALA, Orly Group, 3rd October Organization | A militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915 |
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| Spanish | Armenia, Hayastan, República de Armenia |
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| Catalan | Armènia, Hayastan, República d'Armènia |
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| Adjectives | Armenian | of or pertaining to Armenia or the people or culture of Armenia |
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