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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Ar•y•an (âr′ē ən, âr′yən, ar′-),USA pronunciation n. - Language Varieties, Archaeology[Ethnol.]a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.
- Government(in Nazi doctrine) a non-Jewish Caucasian, esp. of Nordic stock.
- Language Varieties(formerly) Indo-European.
- Language Varieties(formerly) Indo-Iranian.
adj. - Language Varietiesof or pertaining to an Aryan or the Aryans.
- Language Varieties(formerly) Indo-European.
- Language Varieties(formerly) Indo-Iranian.
Also, Arian. - Sanskrit ārya of high rank (adjective, adjectival), aristocrat (noun, nominal) + -an
- 1785–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Aryan, Arian /ˈɛərɪən/ n - (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
adj - of, relating to, or characteristic of an Aryan or Aryans
adj , n - archaic Indo-European
Etymology: 19th Century: from Sanskrit ārya of noble birth |