Greater Armenia

Greater Armenia

English

Greater Armenia with Lesser Armenia to northwest.

Etymology

Called so to distinguish it from Lesser Armenia.

Proper noun

Greater Armenia

1. (historical) Ancient Armenian kingdom in the Armenian Highlands, stretching from Euphrates to Kura river, Caspian Sea and lake Urmia, and existing from 190 BCE to 428 CE.
   Traditionally divided into 15 provinces: Aghdznik, Artsakh, Ayrarat, Corduene, Gugark, Moxoene, Parskahayk, Paytakaran, Sophene, Syunik, Tayk, Turuberan, Upper Armenia, Utik, Vaspurakan.

Translations

Greater Armenia

Ancient Greek: μεγάλη Ἀρμενία f (megálē Armenía) Arabic: أرمينيا الكبرى‎ Armenian: Մեծ Հայք (Mec Haykʿ) Azerbaijani: Böyük Ermənistan Dutch: Groter Armenië Georgian: დიდი სომხეთი (didi somxeti) Greek: Μεγάλη Αρμενία f (Megáli Armenía)

Kurdish: please add this translation if you can Central Kurdish: ئەرمەنِستانی مەزِن‎ (ermenistanî mezin) Latin: Armenia Major f Norwegian: Stor-Armenia Persian: ارمنستان بزرگ‎ (armanestân-e bozorg) Russian: Вели́кая Арме́ния f (Velíkaja Arménija) Turkish: Büyük Ermenistan

See also

• Armenia
• Lesser Armenia
• Eastern Armenia
• Western Armenia
• Greater Armenia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia