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ARYAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aryan mean? 

ARYAN (noun)
  The noun ARYAN has 2 senses:

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

2. a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo Europeanplay

  Familiarity information: ARYAN used as a noun is rare.


ARYAN (adjective)
  The adjective ARYAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the former Indo-European peopleplay

  Familiarity information: ARYAN used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ARYAN (noun)


Sense 1

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)


Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Aryan; Indo-European

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)


ARYAN (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the former Indo-European people

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Aryan; Indo-Aryan; Indo-European

Context example:

Indo-European migrations

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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