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Ārya

Ārya is the alternative spelling of Arya.

Meaning of Arya

Noun

Arya (plural Aryas)

  1. An Indo-Iranian, an Aryan.
    • The Aryas gradually spread themselves over the plain of the Ganges. After a time, the whole country between the Himalayas and the Vindhya Mountains was called Aryavarta, the abode of the Aryas.1868, Mrs. L. Handyside, The History of India, page 5
  2. A follower of Arya Samaj.
    • The Brahmos are chiefly in Bengal, the Aryas in the North-West and the Punjab.1892, The Imperial and Asiatic Quarterly Review and Oriental and Colonial Record, page 470

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Forms of Ārya

pluralĀryas

Origin of Ārya

Transliteration of Sanskrit आर्य (ārya).

Questions about Ārya

What is Ārya the alternative spelling of?
Ārya is the alternative spelling of Arya.

Words near Ārya in the dictionary

  1. þussies
  2. þussy
  3. Þórr
  4. ā
  5. āhinahina
  6. Ārya
  7. Āryamarga
  8. Āryas
  9. Āryāvarta
  10. Āstīka
  11. Ātman

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