Achaean
of or relating to Achaea or the Achaeans.
(in the Iliad) Greek.
an inhabitant of Achaea.
a Greek, especially a member of the Achaean League.
a member of one of the four main divisions of prehistoric Greeks, believed to have occupied the Peloponnesus and to have produced the Mycenaean culture.: Compare Aeolian2 (def. 3), Dorian1 (def. 2), Ionian (def. 3).
Origin of Achaean
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British Dictionary definitions for Achaean
Achaian (əˈkaɪən)
/ (əˈkiːən) /
a member of a principal Greek tribe in the Mycenaean era
a native or inhabitant of the later Greek province of Achaea
of or relating to Achaea or the Achaeans
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