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ARMENIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Synonyms:
Armenia; Hayastan; Republic of Armenia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
Asian country; Asian nation (any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Armenia"):
Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church; Armenian Church (an independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300; was influenced by both Roman and Byzantine traditions)
capital of Armenia; Erivan; Jerevan; Yerevan (capital of Armenia)
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; ancient name was Araxes)
Meronyms (members of "Armenia"):
Armenian (a native or inhabitant of Armenia)
Domain member region:
3rd October Organization; Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia; ASALA; Orly Group (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; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia)
Holonyms ("Armenia" is a 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)
Holonyms ("Armenia" is a member of...):
CIS; Commonwealth of Independent States (an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991)
Derivation:
Armenian (of or pertaining to Armenia or the people or culture of Armenia)
