Definition of: Aryan

(âr′ē·ən, ar′-, är′yən) noun
1. A member or descendant of a prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.
2. In Nazi ideology, a Caucasian gentile, especially one of Nordic stock.
3. Ling. a The Indo-Iranian subfamily of Indo-European. b A former name for the parent language of the Indo-European family.
— adjective
1. Of or pertaining to the Aryans or their languages.
2. In Nazi ideology, of or pertaining to Caucasian gentiles. Also spelled Arian. [<Skt. ārya noble]