ARYAN

Aryan, Indo-Aryan, Indo-European

(adjective) of or relating to the former Indo-European people; “Indo-European migrations”

Aryan, Indo-European

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

Aryan

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ar"yan, n. Etym: [Skr. arya excellent, honorable; akin to the name of the country Iran, and perh. to Erin, Ireland, and the early name of this people, at least in Asia.]

1. One of a primitive people supposed to have lived in prehistoric times, in Central Asia, east of the Caspian Sea, and north of the Hindoo

2. The language of the original Aryans. [Written also Arian.]

Ar"yan, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to the people called Aryans; Indo-European; Indo-Germanic; as, the Aryan stock, the Aryan languages.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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TYPIFY

(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”


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