country in W Asia: became independent upon the breakup of the U.S.S.R. (1991): 11,490 sq mi (29,759 sq km); pop. 3,305,000; cap. Yerevan: formerly, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
city in WC Colombia: pop. 212,000
See Armenia in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(är-mēˈnē-ə, -mēnˈyə)
A region and former kingdom of Asia Minor that included present-day Armenia and part of northeast Turkey and northwest Iran. Established in the eighth century B.C., it was probably the first state to adopt Christianity as a national religion (c. A.D. 303).
A country of Asia Minor east of Turkey and north of Iran. Acquired by Russia from Persia in 1828, it became a Soviet republic in 1921 and was a constituent republic of the USSR, known as the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, from 1936 to 1991. Yerevan is the capital. Population: 2,970,000.
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Armenia1
(är-mĕˈnē-ə, -nyə)
A city of west-central Colombia west of Bogotá. It is an industrial center and transportation hub. Population: 279,000.