Armenia

Armenia is a country in the extreme southwest of Asia, surrounded by Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkey. It used to be a republic of the Soviet Union. Population: 3,262,200 (2010). Capital: Yerevan. Armenia has a relatively large diaspora (about 8 million) with communities existing across the globe.

Capital (and largest city)	Yerevan
Language	Armenian
Ethnic groups	Armenian, Yazidi, Russian
President	Serzh Sargsyan
Area	29,743 km^2
Population	3,262,200 (2010)
Currency	dram
Drives on the	right
Internet TLD	.am
Calling code	+374

Armenia was the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion in AD 301. When World War I broke out leading to confrontation between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire in the Caucasus, the new government in Istanbul began to abuse Armenians. About a million of Armenians died during the Armenian Genocide.

In the 1980s, tension grew between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the district of Nagorno-Karabakh. In 1988, there was an earthquake in Spitak, which killed more than 25,000 people and made 500,000 homeless. Volcanic soils of Armeina are fertile. They produce wheat, barley, pomegranates, apricots and quince. Armenian cognac enjoys a worldwide reputation. Popular sports include wrestling, weightlifting, football and chess. The duduk is a traditional woodwind instrument.

(1900-71) a US JAZZ musician, band leader, and singer, who played the TRUMPET.

army [ˈɑːmi] а́рмия

around [əˈraʊnd] 1) adv круго́м; в окру́жности; the tree measures four feet around де́рево име́ет четы́ре фу́та в обхва́те 2) prep вокру́г; о́коло; he paid around a hundred dollars он заплати́л о́коло ста до́лларов

arrange [əˈreɪndʒ] приводи́ть в поря́док; устра́ивать(ся)

arrangement [əˈreɪndʒmənt] устро́йство; договорённость; муз. аранжиро́вка

arrest [əˈrest] аресто́вывать

arrival [əˈraɪvl] прибы́тие

arrive [əˈraɪv] прибыва́ть

art [ɑːt] иску́сство

article [ˈɑːtɪkl] предме́т; статья́; пункт; грам. арти́кль

artificial [ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl] иску́сственный

artist [ˈɑːtɪst] худо́жник

as [æz (полная форма); əz, z (редуцированные формы)] 1) adv как; as far as I know наско́лько мне изве́стно; as well та́кже; 2) cj когда́; так как

ashamed [əˈʃeɪmd] присты́женный; to be ashamed of smth. стыди́ться чего́-л.

The world’s largest CONTINENT (=one of the seven main areas of land), which includes

the countries of the Middle East and the countries between the Ural Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, such as India, China, Japan, and part of Russia

aside [əˈsaɪd] в сто́рону; в стороне́

ask [ɑːsk] спра́шивать

asleep [əˈsliːp] спя́щий; to be asleep спать; to fall asleep засну́ть

aspect [ˈæspekt] аспе́кт, сторона́

assess [əˈses] оце́нивать

assessment [əˈsesmənt] оце́нка

assignment [əˈsaɪnmənt] зада́ние; назначе́ние

assist [əˈsɪst] помога́ть

assistance [əˈsɪstǝns] по́мощь

assistant [əˈsɪstǝnt] помо́щник; ассисте́нт

associate [əˈsəʊʃɪeɪt] соединя́ть, свя́зывать; ассоции́роваться

association [əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃn] о́бщество, сою́з; ассоциа́ция

assume [əˈsjuːm] предполага́ть, допуска́ть; принима́ть

assumption [əˈsʌmpʃn] предположе́ние; присвое́ние

assure [əˈʃʊə] уверя́ть; убежда́ть

at [æt (полная форма); ət (редуцированная форма)] в, к, на, при, у; at six o'clock в шесть часо́в

(1881-1938) a Turkish politician and army officer who established the modern state of

Turkey and became its first President in 1923. He made many changes to make Turkey a more western country, for example by giving women the vote and changing the writing system so that it used the Roman alphabet instead of Arabic letters.

(1955–) a British COMEDIAN who has appeared in many television shows and films. He is best known

for the character MR BEAN.

According to ancient Greek stories, an island CONTINENT west of Gibraltar

that sank into the Atlantic Ocean after an EARTHQUAKE

atmosphere [ˈætməsfɪəʳ] атмосфе́ра

attach [əˈtætʃ] прикрепля́ть

attack [əˈtæk] 1) n наступле́ние; ата́ка 2) v атакова́ть, напада́ть

attempt [əˈtempt] 1) n попы́тка; про́ба 2) v пыта́ться, про́бовать attend [əˈtend] посеща́ть; прису́тствовать (на лекциях, собраниях и т.п.) attention [əˈtenʃǝn] внима́ние

(?406-453 AD) a king of the Huns (=an ancient people from Asia) who

attacked and took control of large parts of the ROMAN EMPIRE. He is famous for being violent and cruel.

attitude [ˈætɪtjuːd] пози́ция; отноше́ние (к чему-л.)

attorney [əˈtɜːni] юр. пове́ренный; адвока́т; юри́ст; прокуро́р

attract [əˈtrækt] привлека́ть

attraction [əˈtrækʃn] притяже́ние; привлека́тельность; аттракцио́н

attractive [əˈtræktɪv] привлека́тельный

audience [ˈɔːdiəns] пу́блика, зри́тели, аудито́рия; аудие́нция

(354-430 AD) a North African Christian leader, PHILOSOPHER, and writer whose books,

such as his Confessions and The City of God, strongly influenced the development of Christianity.

aunt [ɑːnt] тётя

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