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ARYAN
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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:
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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