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Achaean.

An inhabitant or resident of Achaea, especially a member of an ancient Hellenic tribe that inhabited the region of Achaea.

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Meaning & usage

noun/əˈkiːən/
  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.

    broadly · literary
Where this word comes from

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

adj/əˈkiːən/
  1. Of or relating to Achaea or the Achaeans.

    not-comparable
  2. In Homeric usage, of or relating to Greece, especially of the Mycenaean era.

    broadly · literary · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

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