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ACHAEAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea

Synonyms:

Achaean; Arcado-Cyprians

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Achaean" is a kind of...):

citizenry; people (the body of citizens of a state or country)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks

Synonyms:

Achaean; Achaian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Achaean" is a kind of...):

Greek; Hellene (a native or inhabitant of Greece)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Achaea or its ancient Greek people

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Achaea (a region of ancient Greece on the north coast of the Peloponnese)

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