n.
Pronunciation: är- ' m ē -n ē - ə , -ny ə
Function: geographical name
1 or biblical Min · ni \ ' mi- ˌ n ī \ former kingdom W Asia in mountainous region SE of Black Sea & SW of Caspian Sea; area now divided bet. Armenia, Turkey, & Iran
2 independent country SE Europe; a constituent republic ( Armenian Republic ) of the U.S.S.R. 1936-91 capital Yerevan area 11,506 sq mi (29,800 sq km ), pop 3,426,000 ― see LESSER ARMENIA