Aryan
nounmasculineformal/ɐ.ˈɾjɐ.nu/low
a·ri·a·no
Definition
A member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European languages. In 19th and 20th-century racial ideology, a member of a supposed master race of non-Semitic white people, especially of Nordic type.
Nazi propaganda promoted the myth of the Aryan superman.
Scholars use 'Indo-Aryan' to refer to a branch of languages.
Common collocations
Aryan raceAryan ideologyIndo-Aryan languages
Etymology
Do latim 'Ariānus', do grego 'Áreios', de Ário, teólogo do séc. IV. O sentido racial moderno surge no séc. XIX.