First Known Use: 1839
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1Aryan
adjective Ary·an \ˈa-rē-ən, ˈer-ē-; ˈär-yən\
Definition of ARYAN
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a : of or relating to a hypothetical ethnic type illustrated by or descended from early speakers of Indo-European languages b : nordic c —used in Nazism to designate a supposed master race of non-Jewish Caucasians usually having Nordic features
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: of or relating to Indo-Iranian or its speakers
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Origin of ARYAN
Sanskrit ārya noble, belonging to an ancient people of northern India speaking an Indo-European dialect
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