Etymology

Meds Yeghern

Today it means: The Armenian genocide. Full definition →

Armenian Մեծ Եղեռն
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  1. Armenian · borrowed fromՄեծ Եղեռն
  2. English todayMeds Yeghern

From the Western Armenian pronunciation of Armenian Մեծ Եղեռն (Mec Eġeṙn, literally “Great Crime”).

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