Achaean

/əˈkiːən/

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

Noun

Achaean (plural Achaeans)

An inhabitant or resident of Achaea, especially a member of an ancient Hellenic tribe that inhabited the region of Achaea.
(broadly, literary) In Homeric usage, a Greek person, especially of the Mycenaean era.

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Greek

Achaean (not comparable)

Of or relating to Achaea or the Achaeans.
(broadly, literary) In Homeric usage, of or relating to Greece, especially of the Mycenaean era.

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Greek

আকিয়ার একজন অধিবাসী, বাসিন্দা, হোমারীয় ব্যবহারে, একজন গ্রিক ব্যক্তি, আকিয়া, আকিয়ানদের সাথে সম্পর্কিত

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

What does Achaean mean?: Achaean means an inhabitant or resident of Achaea, especially a member of an ancient Hellenic tribe that inhabited the region of Achaea.
What is Achaean in Bengali?: Achaean in Bengali is আকিয়ার একজন অধিবাসী, বাসিন্দা, হোমারীয় ব্যবহারে. See Achaean meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Achaean?: Achaean can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Achaean?: Achaean is pronounced /əˈkiːən/.
What is the plural of Achaean?: The plural of Achaean is Achaeans.

Adapted from Wiktionary: Achaean (page history and authors); Achaean (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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