Meanings
adjectiveEritrean (comparative more Eritrean, superlative most Eritrean)
comparative more Eritrean · superlative most Eritrean
- Of, belonging to, or relating to Eritrea or its people.
nounEritrean (plural Eritreans)
plural Eritreans
- A native or inhabitant of Eritrea, or a descendant of such person.
Origin
From Eritrea + -an (suffix forming adjectives).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Eritrees, Eritreër
- EritreesOf, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- EritreërA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Arabic إِرِيتْرِيّ, إِرِيتْرِيّ
- إِرِيتْرِيّ (ʔiritriyy)Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- إِرِيتْرِيّ (ʔirītriyy)A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
- إِرِيتْرِيَّة (ʔiritriyya)A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Catalan eritreu, eritreu
- eritreuOf, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- eritreuA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
- eritreaA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Czech eritrejský, Eritrejec
- eritrejskýOf, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- EritrejecA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Danish eritreisk, eritreer
- eritreiskOf, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- eritreerA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Dutch Eritrees, Eritreeër
- EritreesOf, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- EritreeërA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
- EritreseA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Esperanto eritrea, eritreano
- eritreaOf, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- eritreanoA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Finnish eritrealainen, eritrealainen
- eritrealainenOf, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- eritrealainenA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
French érythréen, érythréenne
- érythréenOf, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- érythréenneOf, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- ÉrythréenA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
- ÉrythréenneA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
German eritreisch, Eritreer
- eritreischOf, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- EritreerA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
- EritreerinA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Greek ερυθραϊκός, Ερυθραία
- ερυθραϊκός (erythraïkós)Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- Ερυθραία (Erythraía)A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
- Ερυθραίος (Erythraíos)A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Icelandic erítreskur, Erítreumaður
- erítreskurOf, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- ErítreumaðurA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
- ErítreumennA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Irish Eiritréach, Eiritréach
- EiritréachOf, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- EiritréachA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Italian eritreo, eritreo
- eritreoOf, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- eritreoA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
- eritreaA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Norwegian Bokmål eritreisk, eritreer
- eritreiskOf, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- eritreerA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Polish erytrejski, Erytrejczyk
- erytrejskiOf, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- ErytrejczykA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
- ErytrejkaA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Portuguese eritreu, eritreu
- eritreuOf, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- eritreuA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
- eritreiaA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Romanian eritreean, eritreean
- eritreeanOf, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- eritreeanA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
- eritreeanăA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Russian эритре́йский, эритре́ец
- эритре́йский (eritréjskij)Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- эритре́ец (eritréjec)A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
- эритре́йка (eritréjka)A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Spanish eritreo, eritreo
- eritreoOf, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- eritreoA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
- eritreaA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Swahili Kieritrea, Mweritrea
- KieritreaOf, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- MweritreaA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Swedish eritreansk, eritrean
- eritreanskOf, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
- eritreanA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
- eritreanskaA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Turkish Eritreli
- EritreliA person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Eritrean
AegeanAndeanabelianJudeanarchaeanNabataeanArameanChananeanCumaeanDamocleanErythraeanHebraeanMandaeanMinaeanNicaeanPtolemaeanSabaean
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Eritrean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eritrean
MLA
“Eritrean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eritrean. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eritrean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eritrean.
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