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Aryan in Japanese

Aryan in Japanese is アーリア人 — Aryan means in linguistics, a now largely retired term for the Indo-Iranian branch of languages, or more loosely the wider Indo-European language family.

Aryan in Japanese

アーリア人
noun
Pronounced: āriajin
(theosophy, Germanic, _, mysticism, Nazism) A member of a race defined variously as comprising people of Germanic descent, in the narrowest sense, or all non-Jewish Caucasians, in the broadest sense

What does "Aryan" mean?

  1. noun In linguistics, a now largely retired term for the Indo-Iranian branch of languages, or more loosely the wider Indo-European language family.
    "Older textbooks used "Aryan" to describe the language family that includes Sanskrit and Persian."
  2. noun A discredited 19th- and 20th-century racial category once used to claim a "Nordic" or "Caucasian" master race; the term is strongly associated with Nazi ideology.
    "Nazi propaganda falsely presented "Aryan" as a race superior to all others."
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Aryan in a sentence

  • Older textbooks used "Aryan" to describe the language family that includes Sanskrit and Persian.
  • Nazi propaganda falsely presented "Aryan" as a race superior to all others.

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What is "Aryan" in Japanese?

"Aryan" in Japanese is アーリア人. Aryan means: In linguistics, a now largely retired term for the Indo-Iranian branch of languages, or more loosely the wider Indo-European language family.

How do you pronounce アーリア人?

"Aryan" in Japanese is アーリア人, pronounced "āriajin".

How do you use "Aryan" in a sentence?

Example: "Older textbooks used "Aryan" to describe the language family that includes Sanskrit and Persian." In Japanese, "Aryan" is アーリア人.

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