Armenian Highland

proper noun

A plateau in the north of West Asia, connecting the Lesser Caucasus with the Taurus Mountains. Total area: about 400,000 km². Average elevation: 1500 to 2000 metres, highest point: Mount Ararat. The area lies mostly in eastern Turkey; also includes the whole of modern Armenia, southern Georgia, western Azerbaijan, northwestern Iran, Nakhichevan and Nagorno-Karabakh.

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Armenian PlateauArmenian Upland
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A plateau in the north of West Asia, connecting the Lesser Caucasus with the Taurus Mountains. Total area: about 400,000 km². Average elevation: 1500 to 2000 metres, highest point: Mount Ararat. The area lies mostly in eastern Turkey; also includes the whole of modern Armenia, southern Georgia, western Azerbaijan, northwestern Iran, Nakhichevan and Nagorno-Karabakh.

    Synonyms: Armenian Plateau, Armenian Upland

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA plateau in the north of West Asia, connecting the Lesser Caucasus with the Taurus Mountains. Total area: about 400,000 km². Average elevation: 1500 to 2000 metres, highest point: Mount Ararat. The area lies mostly in eastern Turkey; also includes the whole of modern Armenia, southern Georgia, western Azerbaijan, northwestern Iran, Nakhichevan and Nagorno-Karabakh.

Similar
Armenian PlateauArmenian Upland

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 亞美尼亞高原 /亚美尼亚高原
  • 亞美尼亞高原 /亚美尼亚高原 (Yàměiníyà gāoyuán)plateau
Dutch Armeens Hoogland
  • Armeens Hooglandplateau
Finnish Armenian ylänkö
  • Armenian ylänköplateau
French haut-plateau arménien
  • haut-plateau arménienplateau
German Armenisches Hochland
  • Armenisches Hochlandplateau
Hindi आर्मीनियाई पठार
  • आर्मीनियाई पठार (ārmīniyāī paṭhār)plateau
Hungarian Örmény-felföld
  • Örmény-felföldplateau
Irish ardchríoch Airméanach
  • ardchríoch Airméanachplateau
Lithuanian Armėnijos kalnynas
  • Armėnijos kalnynasplateau
Polish Wyżyna Armeńska
  • Wyżyna Armeńskaplateau
Portuguese Planalto Armênio
  • Planalto Armênioplateau
Russian Армя́нское наго́рье
  • Армя́нское наго́рье (Armjánskoje nagórʹje)plateau
Spanish Altiplano Armenio
  • Altiplano Armenioplateau
Ukrainian Вірменське нагір'я
  • Вірменське нагір'я (Virmensʹke nahirʺja)plateau
Cite this entry
APA

Armenian Highland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Armenian%20Highland

MLA

“Armenian Highland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Armenian%20Highland. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Armenian Highland,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Armenian%20Highland.

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