ARYAN Definition & Meaning

Aryan

Also ��·��·��

[air-ee-uhn, air-yuhn, ar-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Ethnology.��a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.
(in Nazi doctrine) a non-Jewish Caucasian, especially of Nordic stock.
(formerly) Indo-European.
(formerly) Indo-Iranian.

adjective

of or relating to an Aryan or the Aryans.
(formerly) Indo-European.
(formerly) Indo-Iranian.

Aryan

/ ˈɛə��ɪə�� /

noun

(in Nazi ideology) a Caucasian of non-Jewish descent, esp of the Nordic type
a member of any of the peoples supposedly descended from the Indo-Europeans, esp a speaker of an Iranian or Indic language in ancient times

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of an Aryan or Aryans

adjective

archaic��Indo-European

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

non-Aryan noun
pre-Aryan adjective
pseudo-Aryan adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Aryan¹

First recorded in 1785–95; from Sanskrit ��ⲹ “of high rank” (adjective), “aristocrat” (noun) + -an

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Aryan¹

C19: from Sanskrit ��ⲹ of noble birth

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In the last six years, federal prosecutors in Sacramento and Fresno have targeted the Aryan Brotherhood, the dominant criminal organization among white inmates in the California prison system.

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For fascists, that was a thousand-year reich based on Aryan supremacy.

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A witness revealed why the Aryan Brotherhood wanted them dead.

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Reed noted three other Aryan Brotherhood members — who were also state prisoners serving life sentences — were found guilty of racketeering last year in a trial in Sacramento, but haven’t entered federal custody.

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Three members of the Aryan Brotherhood were found guilty of racketeering Friday in a trial that revealed five murders on the streets of Los Angeles County were orchestrated from behind bars.

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