Ararat /ˈæɹəˌɹæt/ noun2 •Mount Ararat, the tallest mountain of Turkey and of the entire Armenian Highland. In Armenian antiquity known as Masis, it became associated with the Biblical "Mountains of Ararat" (Genesis 8:4) at some point during the Middle Ages. •A province (marz) of modern Armenia. Capital and largest city: Artashat.