Erythraean

Er·y·thrae·an
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/ˌɛɹɪˈθɹi.ən/

adjective

Of, from or relating to Erythrae, Beotia

OriginLatin Erythraeus ← Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραῖος →
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Meanings

Erythraean1

adjectiveErythraean (comparative more Erythraean, superlative most Erythraean)

comparative more Erythraean · superlative most Erythraean · alternative archaic Erythræan

  1. Of, from or relating to Erythrae
    1. Of, from or relating to Erythrae, Beotia
    2. Of, from or relating to Erythrae, Ionia
nounErythraean (plural Erythraeans)

plural Erythraeans · alternative archaic Erythræan

  1. A native or inhabitant of Erythrae
    1. A native or inhabitant of Erythrae, Beotia
    2. A native or inhabitant of Erythrae, Ionia

Erythraean2

proper nounthe Erythraean

alternative archaic Erythræan

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of the Erythraean Sea.
adjectiveErythraean (comparative more Erythraean, superlative most Erythraean)

comparative more Erythraean · superlative most Erythraean · alternative archaic Erythræan

  1. Of or relating to the Erythraean Sea

    But murmur'd on the Erythræan shore.

    1638, George Sandys, A Paraphrase Vpon the Divine Poems, page 129
    1 more example

    The Italian possessions on the Red Sea, classically named by Signor Crispi the Erythræan colony, extend along 1,236 kilometres of coast [...]

    1892, The Nineteenth Century, page 437

Origin

Erythraean · adjective, noun

  1. Ancient GreekἘρυθραῖος
  2. LatinErythraeus
  3. EnglishErythraean

From Latin Erythraeus (from Ancient Greek Ἐρυθραῖος (Eruthraîos)) + -an.

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Erythraean · proper noun, adjective

  1. Ancient Greekἐρυθρός“red”
  2. Latinerythraeus“reddish”
  3. EnglishErythraean

From Latin erythraeus (“reddish”) (as it was used in Erythraeum mare (“the Erythraean Sea”), from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”)) + -an.

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Translations

French érythréen, Érythréen
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Italian eritreo, eritreo
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Latin Erythraeus, Erythraeus
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Erythraean

AegeanAndeanabelianEritreanJudeanarchaeanNabataeanArameanChananeanCumaeanDamocleanHebraeanMandaeanMinaeanNicaeanPtolemaeanSabaean
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Cite this entry
APA

Erythraean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erythraean

MLA

“Erythraean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erythraean. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Erythraean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erythraean.

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