English Explanatory Dictionary

Achaean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An inhabitant or resident of Achaea, especially a member of an ancient Hellenic tribe that inhabited the region of Achaea.
  2. In Homeric usage, a Greek person, especially of the Mycenaean era.
adj
  1. Of or relating to Achaea or the Achaeans.
  2. In Homeric usage, of or relating to Greece, especially of the Mycenaean era.

Pronunciation

/əˈkiːən/

Word forms

Achaean Achaeans Achæan Achaian Achean Akhaian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin achaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἀχαιός (Akhaiós), + -an.

Synonyms

Greek
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