transcription, транскрипция: [ är-ˈmē-nē-ə, -nyə ]
geographical name
1. or biblical Min·ni ˈmi-ˌnī former kingdom W Asia in mountainous region SE of Black Sea & SW of Caspian Sea; area now divided between Armenia, Turkey, & Iran
2. independent country SE Europe; a constituent republic ( Armenian Republic ) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1936-91 capital Yerevan area 11,506 square miles (29,800 square kilometers ), population 3,426,000 — see Lesser Armenia