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ARYAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European

Synonyms:

Aryan; Indo-European

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Aryan" is a kind of...):

primitive; primitive person (a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization)

Derivation:

Aryan (of or relating to the former Indo-European people)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(according to Nazi doctrine) a Caucasian person of Nordic descent (and not a Jew)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Aryan" is a kind of...):

Caucasian; White; White person (a Caucasian)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the former Indo-European people

Example:

Indo-European migrations

Synonyms:

Aryan; Indo-Aryan; Indo-European

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Indo-European (a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European)

Derivation:

Aryan (a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European)

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