Armenian genocide

Armenian genocide

English

Alternative forms

• Armenian Genocide

Proper noun

Armenian genocide

1. (historical) The systematic mass murder of around one million ethnic Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during World War I (1915–1917).

Translations

the genocide of Armenians

Armenian: Մեծ Եղեռն (Mec Ełeṙn) Catalan: genocidi armeni m Danish: armensk folkedrab n French: génocide arménien m German: Völkermord an den Armeniern m, Genozid an den Armeniern m Hebrew: רצח העם הארמני‎ m, שואת הארמנים‎ f

Italian: genocidio armeno m Portuguese: genocídio armênio m Romanian: genocidul armean n Russian: Мец Еге́рн m (Mec Jegérn), Мец Ехе́рн m (Mec Jexérn), геноци́д армя́н m (genocíd armján) Spanish: genocidio armenio m Turkish: Ermeni Soykırımı, Ermeni Kırımı

Synonyms

• Meds Yeghern (used especially by Armenians when speaking English)

Derived terms

• Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

See also

• Holocaust