Aryan

¹Ary·an

adj \ˈa-rē-ən, ˈer-ē-; ˈär-yən\

Definition of ARYAN

1

: indo-european

2

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 features

3

: of or relating to Indo-Iranian or its speakers

Origin of ARYAN

Sanskrit ārya noble, belonging to an ancient people of northern India speaking an Indo-European dialect

First Known Use: 1839

Rhymes with ARYAN

Arian, clarion