Armenia

IPA/ɑːmˈiːniə/
KK[ɑrmˈiniə]IPA/ɑːrmˈiːniːə/

Armenia — noun

1. a small landlocked nation lying where eastern Europe meets western Asia, with it

1.名詞
釋義

a small landlocked nation lying where eastern Europe meets western Asia, with its capital at Yerevan, sharing borders with Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Iran.

例句

Armenia sits in the South Caucasus, sharing borders with Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Iran.

geographic location: 'sit in + [region]' with bordering countries

Diego spent two weeks travelling around Armenia and visited the ancient monastery at Geghard.

collocation: 'travel around + [country name]'

文法句型

used as a place name

用法筆記

Always written with a capital A; never takes a plural. Use the article 'the' only in formal historical phrases like 'the Republic of Armenia', not in everyday sentences ('She lives in Armenia', not 'in the Armenia').

常見錯誤

She lives in the Armenia.
She lives in Armenia.
💡country names normally take no article in English.
I visited armenia last summer.
I visited Armenia last summer.
💡proper nouns are always capitalised.