a republic in NW Asia: originally part of the historic Armenian kingdom; acquired by Russia in 1828; became the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1936; gained independence in 1991. It is mountainous, rising over 4000 m (13 000 ft). Language: Armenian. Religion: Christian (Armenian Apostolic) majority. Currency: dram. Capital: Yerevan. Pop: 2 930 450 (2017 est). Area: 29 800 sq km (11 490 sq miles) a former kingdom in W Asia, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, south of Georgia a town in central Colombia: centre of a coffee-growing district. Pop: 349 000 (2005 est)
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Ar•me•ni•a
(är mē′nē ə, -mēn′yə; for 3 also Sp. är me′nyä),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesan ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- Place NamesAlso called, Arme′nian Repub′lic. a republic in Transcaucasia, S of Georgia and W of Azerbaijan. 3,465,611;
ab. 11,500 sq. mi. (29,800 sq. km). Cap.: Yerevan. - Place Namesa city in W central Colombia. 135,615.
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'Armenia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Aragats
- Ararat
- Aras
- Arm.
- Armenian
- Ashkenaz
- Caucasia
- Commonwealth of Independent States
- Georgia
- Gorky
- Gumri
- Kirovakan
- Kumayri
- Mandelstam
- Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic
- Sevan
- Transcaucasia
- Yerevan
- dram
- hajji