Yerevan

See also: Yereván

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Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian Երեւան (Erewan).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌjeɹəˈvæːn/
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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌjeɹəˈvɑːn/
  • (Armenian) IPA(key): /jɛɾɛˈvɑn/

Proper noun

Yerevan

  1. The capital and largest city of Armenia.
    • 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 99:
      Before long Abbas Mirza suffered a succession of defeats, which culminated in the capture of Erivan, today capital of Armenia.
    • 2009 September 26, Geoff Garvey, The Guardian:
      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.

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