Aryan (noun)

1. A hypothetical racial category, once believed to be a distinct and superior group of Indo-European peoples.
2. A member of this hypothetical racial category.

Origin:

From the sanskrit word "arya", meaning "noble" or "respectable".

Examples:

1. The Nazis believed that the Aryan race was superior to all others.
2. The ancient Vedic texts of India describe the Aryans as a group of warrior-nomads.
3. Some scholars have argued that the concept of an Aryan race is a modern invention with no basis in history.
4. The term "Aryan" has been largely abandoned in academic circles due to its association with racist ideologies.
5. The idea of an Aryan homeland is central to the Hindu nationalist movement in India.