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aryan

Main Entry:: ¹Ary·an
Pronunciation:: \ˈa-rē-ən, ˈer-ē-; ˈär-yən\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Sanskrit ārya noble, belonging to an ancient people of northern India speaking an Indo-European dialect
Date:: 1839

1: indo-european2 a: of or relating to a hypothetical ethnic type illustrated by or descended from early speakers of Indo-European languages b: nordic c—used in Nazism to designate a supposed master race of non-Jewish Caucasians usually having Nordic features3: of or relating to Indo-Iranian or its speakers

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