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11Aryan — Ar·y·an (âr’ē ən, ăr’ ) n. 1. Indo Iranian. 2. A member of the people who spoke the parent language of the Indo European languages. No longer in technical use. 3. A member of any people speaking an Indo European language. No longer in technical… …
12Aryan — UK [ˈeərɪən] / UK [ˈærɪən] / US [ˈerɪən] adjective used for describing people from northern Europe, especially tall people with blonde hair and blue eyes. This word is connected with Nazi theories of race. Derived word: Aryan UK / US noun… …
13Aryan — The Nazis claimed that the German people and other people from Northern and Western Europe were descendent from the Aryan race. The term “Aryan” refers to an Indo European group whose spoken and written language was Sanskrit. The Nazis viewed… …
14Aryan — without Jewish ancestry Originally, a native or inhabitant of Ariana, the eastern part of ancient Iran or a member of any of the peoples who spoke the parent language of the Indo European (or esp. Indo Iranian) family (SOED). This was a… …
15Aryan — Ar|y|an [ˈeəriən US ˈer ] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Sanskrit; Origin: arya noble ] someone from Northern Europe, especially someone with ↑blond hair and blue eyes >Aryan adj …
16Aryan — [ ɛ:rɪən] noun 1》 a member of a people speaking an Indo European language who invaded northern India in the 2nd millennium BC. 2》 the language of the Aryan people. 3》 (in Nazi ideology) a person of Caucasian race not of Jewish descent. adjective… …
17Aryan — noun (C) someone from Northern Europe, especially someone with fair hair and blue eyes Aryan adjective …
18Aryan — /ˈɛəriən/ (say airreeuhn) noun 1. Ethnology a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo European. 2. (in Nazi doctrine) a non Jewish Caucasian, especially one of Nordic physical type. 3. a. Indo European. b. the hypothetical… …
19Āryan — is derived from the Sanskrit verbal root ṛ meaning ‘to go ahead’ or ‘progress’. Thus Āryan means one who is on the progressive path of spiritual advancement. Those who follow the varṇāśrama system; those who are advanced in terms of social and… …
20Aryan — n. & adj. n. 1 a member of the peoples speaking any of the languages of the Indo European (esp. Indo Iranian) family. 2 the parent language of this family. 3 improperly. (in Nazi ideology) a Caucasian not of Jewish descent. adj. of or relating to …
