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   Ar·y·an

   /ˈerēən/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or denoting peoples speaking Indo-European (or specifically Indo-Iranian) languages, or ancient peoples thought to have spoken Proto-Indo-European, the hypothetical language from which Indo-European languages are believed to derive: "the Aryan invasion theory is much debated"
   • ▪ relating to or denoting Indo-European languages, or the hypothetical Proto-Indo-European language.
   • ▪ old-fashioned term for Indo-Iranian
   • 2. (in Nazi ideology) of or denoting white non-Jewish people, especially those of northern European origin or descent typically having blond hair and blue eyes and regarded as a supposedly superior racial group: "Adolf Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy"

   noun

   • 1. a member of a people speaking an Indo-European (or specifically Indo-Iranian) language, or of an ancient people thought to have spoken the hypothetical proto-Indo-European language: "the place of origin of the Aryans has been variously sought in Europe and Asia"
   • ▪ old-fashioned term for the proto-Indo-European language.
   • ▪ old-fashioned term for Indo-Iranian
   • 2. (in Nazi ideology) a white non-Jewish person, especially one of northern European origin or descent typically having blond hair and blue eyes and regarded as belonging to a supposedly superior racial group: "he looked the image of the ideal Aryan: tall, with Nordic blond hair"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Sanskrit ārya ‘high-ranking person, noble’ + -an.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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