Meds Yeghern

English Alternative forms en Medz Yeghern Mets Yeghern Metz Yeghern Etymology From the Western Armenian pronunciation of en hy Մեծ Եղեռն Great Crime. Pronunciation en /mɛdz jɛ.ˈɡɜ(ɹ)n/ /mɛts jə.ˈɡɛə(ɹ)n/ UK Proper noun 1 1 Medser Yeghernner en Q80034en used chiefly by Armenians WWI The Armenian genocide. en Sayfo en April 24 2010 w:Barack Obama https://web.archive.org/web/20100426004835/http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/statement-president-barack-obama-armenian-remembrance-day Statement of President Barack Obama on Armenian Remembrance Day While nothing can bring back those who were killed in the Meds Yeghern, the contributions that Armenians have made around the world over the last ninety-five years stand as a testament to the strength, tenacity and courage of the Armenian people. en April 24 2009 w:Barack Obama http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Statement-of-President-Barack-Obama-on-Armenian-Remembrance-Day/ Statement of President Barack Obama on Armenian Remembrance Day whitehouse.gov Ninety four years ago, one of the great atrocities of the 20th century began. Each year, we pause to remember the 1.5 million Armenians who were subsequently massacred or marched to their death in the final days of the Ottoman Empire. The Meds Yeghern must live on in our memories, just as it lives on in the hearts of the Armenian people. en September 26 2001 w:John Paul II http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/2001/september/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_20010926_prayer-yerevan_en.html Prayer of John Paul II at the Memorial of Tzitzernagaberd vatican.va Listen, O Lord, to the lament that rises from this place,to the call of the dead from the depths of the Metz Yeghérn,the cry of innocent blood that pleads like the blood of Abel,like Rachel weeping for her children because they are no more. en Q80034en used chiefly by Armenians in the plural Atrocities in the scale of such a genocide. Usage notes Meds Yeghern, which is used by Armenians, is synonymous with hy Հայոց ցեղասպանություն Genocide of Armenians to refer to the Armenian genocide, the way the Shoah is used by Jews to refer to the Holocaust. It is also sometimes used by non-Armenians when trying to avoid using the word genocide.