Yerevan
/ˌjeɹəˈvæːn/US/ˌjeɹəˈvɑːn/
Yerevan proper noun: the capital and largest city of Armenia.
Proper noun
Yerevan
- The capital and largest city of Armenia.
- Before long Abbas Mirza suffered a succession of defeats, which culminated in the capture of Erivan, today capital of Armenia.1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 99
- Crammed to the gills with history, it nestles in the shadow of Mount Ararat and has a medieval centre but it's Yerevan's religious heritage that is its main claim to fame.2009 September 26, Geoff Garvey, The Guardian
- The Armenian government.
Yerevan meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Yerevan in Hindi
- the capital and largest city of Armenia
- येरवान yervān, येरेवान yerevān
Yerevan in Marathi
- the capital and largest city of Armenia
- येरेवान yerevān
Yerevan in Urdu
- the capital and largest city of Armenia
- یریوان yerevān
Yerevan in Bengali
- the capital and largest city of Armenia
- ইয়েরেভান iẏerebhan
More languagesFewer languages
- Yerevan in Malayalam
- യെരെവാൻ yerevāṉ
- Yerevan in Sanskrit
- येरेवान yerevāna
- Yerevan in Pashto
- ايريوان irewān
- Yerevan in Arabic
- يِرِيفَان yirīfān
- Yerevan in Malay
- Yerevan
- Yerevan in Indonesian
- Yerevan
- Yerevan in Persian
- ایروان iravân, یروان yerevân
- Yerevan in Thai
- เยเรวาน yee-ree-waan
- Yerevan in Vietnamese
- Ê-rê-van
- Yerevan in Myanmar
- ယေရေဗန်မြို့ yerebanmrui.
Forms of Yerevan
| alternative form | Erevan |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Erewan |
| alternative form | Erivan |
Origin of Yerevan
Borrowed from Armenian Երեւան (Erewan).
Words formed from Yerevan
Questions about Yerevan
- What does Yerevan mean?
- Yerevan means the capital and largest city of Armenia.
- What is Yerevan in Hindi?
- Yerevan in Hindi is येरवान (yervān), येरेवान (yerevān). See Yerevan meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Yerevan?
- Yerevan is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Yerevan?
- Yerevan is pronounced /ˌjeɹəˈvæːn/ (UK).
Words near Yerevan in the dictionary
Source and license
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