"republic of armenia" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

domain member region: 3rd october organization, armenian secret army for the liberation of armenia, asala, orly group - a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia

is an instance of: asian country, asian nation - any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent

member holonym: armenian - a native or inhabitant of Armenia

belongs to: cis, commonwealth of independent states - an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
has:
- armenian apostolic orthodox church, armenian church - an independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300; was influenced by both Roman and Byzantine traditions
- capital of armenia, erivan, jerevan, yerevan - capital of Armenia
- aras, araxes - a river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was Araxes
is a part of: transcaucasia - a geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and to the north of Turkey that comprises Georgia and Armenia and Azerbaijan

same as: armenia, hayastan