Մեծ Եղեռն

Armenian

Etymology

From մեծ (mec, great) + եղեռն (ełeṙn, crime, evil deed).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Մեծ Եղեռն (Mec Ełeṙn)

  1. Meds Yeghern

Usage notes

Մեծ Եղեռն is used by Armenians as a synonym of Հայոց ցեղասպանություն (Hayocʿ cʿełaspanutʿyun, Genocide of Armenians) to refer to the Armenian Genocide, the way Shoah is used by Jews to refer to the Holocaust.

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