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achaean
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun achaean has 2 senses
- achaean(n = noun.person) achaian - a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks; Array is a kind of greek, hellene
- achaean(n = noun.group) arcado-cyprians - the ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea; Array is a kind of citizenry, people
Adjective achaean has 1 sense
OXFORD DICTIONARY
achaean, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 of or relating to Achaea in ancient Greece.
2 literary (esp. in Homeric contexts) Greek.
--n.
1 an inhabitant of Achaea.
2 literary (usu. in pl.) a Greek.
--adj.
1 of or relating to Achaea in ancient Greece.
2 literary (esp. in Homeric contexts) Greek.
--n.
1 an inhabitant of Achaea.
2 literary (usu. in pl.) a Greek.
Etymology
L Achaeus f. Gk Akhaios
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