Achaean

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/əˈkiːən/

noun

An inhabitant or resident of Achaea, especially a member of an ancient Hellenic tribe that inhabited the region of Achaea.

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GreekAchaianArcado-Cyprians
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Meanings

nounAchaean (plural Achaeans)

plural Achaeans · alternative Achæan · alternative Achaian · alternative Achean · alternative Akhaian

  1. An inhabitant or resident of Achaea, especially a member of an ancient Hellenic tribe that inhabited the region of Achaea.
  2. broadlyliteraryIn Homeric usage, a Greek person, especially of the Mycenaean era.

    Synonyms: Greek

adjectiveAchaean (not comparable)

alternative Achæan · alternative Achaian · alternative Achean · alternative Akhaian

  1. not comparableOf or relating to Achaea or the Achaeans.
  2. broadlyliterarynot comparableIn Homeric usage, of or relating to Greece, especially of the Mycenaean era.

    Synonyms: Greek

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn Homeric usage, a Greek person, especially of the Mycenaean era.

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adjectiveIn Homeric usage, of or relating to Greece, especially of the Mycenaean era.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks, spoken on the Greek mainland, Crete and Cyprus in the 16th to 12th centuries BC

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nounthe ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea

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Arcado-Cyprians
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Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἈχαιός
  2. Latinachaeus
  3. EnglishAchaean

Borrowed from Latin achaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἀχαιός (Akhaiós), + -an.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἀχαϊκός
  • Ἀχαϊκός (Akhaïkós)of or relating to Achaea
Catalan aqueu, aquea
  • aqueuan inhabitant of Achaea
  • aqueaan inhabitant of Achaea
  • aqueuof or relating to Achaea
Danish akhaier
  • akhaieran inhabitant of Achaea
French achéen
  • achéenof or relating to Achaea
German Achäer
  • Achäeran inhabitant of Achaea
Hungarian akháj, akháj
  • akhájan inhabitant of Achaea
  • akhájof or relating to Achaea
Italian acheo, acheo
  • acheoan inhabitant of Achaea
  • acheoof or relating to Achaea
  • achivoof or relating to Achaea
Japanese アカイア人, アカイアの
  • アカイア人 (akaia-jin)an inhabitant of Achaea
  • アカイアの (akaia-no)of or relating to Achaea
Lithuanian achãjas, achãjė
  • achãjasan inhabitant of Achaea
  • achãjėan inhabitant of Achaea
Norwegian Bokmål akhaier
  • akhaieran inhabitant of Achaea
Portuguese aqueu, aqueia
  • aqueuan inhabitant of Achaea
  • aqueiaan inhabitant of Achaea
  • acaioan inhabitant of Achaea
  • aquivoan inhabitant of Achaea
  • aqueuof or relating to Achaea
  • acaicoof or relating to Achaea
  • acaioof or relating to Achaea
  • aquivoof or relating to Achaea
Romanian aheean
  • aheeanan inhabitant of Achaea
Spanish aqueo, aquivo
  • aqueoan inhabitant of Achaea
  • aquivoan inhabitant of Achaea
  • aqueoof or relating to Achaea
  • aquivoof or relating to Achaea
Swedish akajer
  • akajeran inhabitant of Achaea
Cite this entry
APA

Achaean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Achaean

MLA

“Achaean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Achaean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Achaean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Achaean.

Source: Achaean on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.