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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024A•chae•an (ə kē′ən),USA pronunciation adj. - Language Varieties, Ancient Historyof or pertaining to Achaea or the Achaeans.
- Language Varieties, Mythology(in the Iliad) Greek.
n. - Ancient History, Language Varietiesan inhabitant of Achaea.
- Ancient History, Language Varietiesa Greek, esp. a member of the Achaean League.
- Ancient History, Language Varietiesa member of one of the four main divisions of prehistoric Greeks, believed to have occupied the Peloponnesus and to have produced the Mycenaean culture. Cf. Aeolian (def. 2), Dorian (def. 2), Ionian (def. 3).
- Greek Achaiós, perh. reflected in Hittite Ahhiyawa, a country alluded to in records of the late 2nd millennium b.cognate with) + -an
- Latin Achae(us) (
- 1560–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Achaean /əˈkiːən/, Achaian /əˈkaɪən/ n - a member of a principal Greek tribe in the Mycenaean era
adj - of or relating to Achaea or the Achaeans
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