Armenia

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

Armenia — noun

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

1.noun
Definition

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

Example

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]'

Common collocations
  • the Republic of Armenia
  • from Armenia
  • in Armenia
  • across Armenia

Grammar Patterns

used as a place name

Usage Note

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').

Common Mistakes

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.

Word family

  • Armenian
    adjective
  • Armenian
    noun

Common collocations

Nouns

  • the Republic of Armenia
  • the people of Armenia
  • the history of Armenia
  • the capital of Armenia

Phrases

  • born in Armenia
  • travel to Armenia
  • return to Armenia

Prepositions

  • in Armenia
  • from Armenia
  • to Armenia
  • across Armenia

Etymology

Old PersianAncient GreekLatinEnglish

The English name 'Armenia' came through Latin from Ancient Greek 'Armenia', which in turn borrowed from Old Persian 'Armina' — a label used for the region as early as the sixth century BCE in the inscriptions of King Darius I. Armenians themselves call their country 'Hayastan', from the legendary forefather Hayk. The form 'Armenia' has stayed almost unchanged in European languages for more than two thousand years.