1. (n.)Armenia an ancientcountry in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
2. Armenia Also, Armenian Republic. a republic in Transcaucasia, S of Georgia and W of Azerbaijan: a formerconstituentrepublic of the U.S.S.R. 3,409,234; ab. 11,490 sq. mi. (29,759 sq. km).
1. armenia An ancientcountry in western Asia, by the twentiethcentury divided among the former USSR, Turkey, and Iran. It was attacked at various times from before the 7th century B.C. to 69 B.C. by Assyrians, Medes, Persians, the Greeks under Alexander, and the Romans. It changed hands frequently in wars between Neo-Persian and Roman Empires from the 3d to 7th centuries and later under Arabs, Seljuks, Byzantines, and Mongols. In the 19th centuryArmeniannationalism arose but suffered during Russo-Turkish hostilities. It became part of the SovietRepublic in 1921, with part remaining under Turkey. (Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988)
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