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[ air-ee-uhn, air-yuhn, ar- ] / ˈɛər i ən, ˈɛər yən, ˈær- /
nounEthnology. a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European. (in Nazi doctrine) a non-Jewish Caucasian, especially of Nordic stock. (formerly) Indo-European. (formerly) Indo-Iranian. adjectiveof or relating to an Aryan or the Aryans. (formerly) Indo-European. Also Ar·i·an [air-ee-uhn, ar‐] /ˈɛər i ən, ˈær‐/ . Origin of AryanFirst recorded in 1785–95; from Sanskrit ārya “of high rank” (adjective), “aristocrat” (noun) + -an OTHER WORDS FROM Aryannon-Ar·y·an, noun, adjectivepre-Ar·y·an, adjectivepseu·do-Ar·y·an, adjective, nounWords nearby AryanA.R.V., Arvada, ARVN, arvo, ary, Aryan, Aryanize, aryballos, aryballus, aryepiglottic, aryepiglottic fold Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for AryanThe region is marketed for visitors as “Aryan Valley,” and many citizens have taken to tacking on “Aryan” to their last names. The Himalayas’ Hidden Aryans|Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST His work was more monumental, more violent, and promoted the Aryan struggle. Top Nazis And Their Complicated Relationship With Artists|William O’Connor|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Her photograph was chosen as the image of the ideal Aryan baby, and distributed in party propaganda. Nazis’ ‘Perfect Aryan’ Child Was Jewish|The Telegraph|July 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST But my Bar Mitzvah rabbi survived the camps, camps he could have probably avoided because of his Aryan looks. A Jewish Ex-Con Recalls Keeping Kosher with the Faithful in Prison|Daniel Genis|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then another server came behind him carrying a pitcher of Aryan, a yogurt drink. The Fourth War: My Lunch with a Jihadi|Elliot Ackerman|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST These two names (Aryan and Semite), then, signify today rather two groups of peoples than two distinct races. History Of Ancient Civilization|Charles Seignobos According to the Aryan epics this nation possessed cows, goats, sheep, and camels. The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6)|Max Duncker The term Anuloma denotes straight and regular hair, which in India characterises the Aryan stock. Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston Indian religion is a variety of Indo-Iranian, which is a variety of the Aryan type. History of Religion|Allan Menzies We should perhaps not be wrong if we were to call it a common possession of the whole Aryan family of mankind. The Growth of the English Constitution|Edward A. Freeman
British Dictionary definitions for Aryan
noun(in Nazi ideology) a Caucasian of non-Jewish descent, esp of the Nordic type a member of any of the peoples supposedly descended from the Indo-Europeans, esp a speaker of an Iranian or Indic language in ancient times adjectiveof, relating to, or characteristic of an Aryan or Aryans Word Origin for AryanC19: from Sanskrit ārya of noble birth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |