Definition of Achaean

1. Noun. A member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.

Exact synonyms: Achaian
Generic synonyms: Greek, Hellene

2. Adjective. Of or relating to Achaea or its ancient Greek people.
Partainyms: Achaea

3. Noun. The ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea.
Exact synonyms: Arcado-cyprians
Generic synonyms: Citizenry, People

Definition of Achaean

1. Noun. An inhabitant or a resident of Achaea. ¹

2. Adjective. Of or relating to Achaea. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Achaean

Acer negundo
Acer negundo Californicum
Acer palmatum
Acer pennsylvanicum
Acer platanoides
Acer pseudoplatanus
Acer rubrum
Acer saccharinum
Acer saccharum
Acer spicatum
Aceraceae
Aces
Acetobacter
Achab
Achaea
Achaean (current term)
Achaeans
Achaemenes
Achaemenian
Achaemenians
Achaemenid
Achaemenid Empire
Achaemenidae
Achaemenides
Achaemenids
Achagua
Achaian
Achaians
Achaius
Achall

Literary usage of Achaean

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Greece, from the Coming of the Hellenes to A. D. 14 by Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh (1906)
"... League—The Achaean League—The Kings of Macedonia and the Achaean League—War between ... BC 187—The Achaean League and Rome—General unrest in Greece—The ..."

2. Lectures on Ancient History, from the Earliest Times to the Taking of by Barthold Georg Niebuhr, Marcus von Niebuhr (1852)
"125, at first four Achaean towns formed a confederacy and maintained ... The number of Achaean towns was then ten, for two had perished by earthquakes. ..."

3. The history of Rome by Theodor Mommsen, William Purdie Dickson, Joseph Anton F. Wilhelm Ihne (1877)
"At that time the Romans had brought about an armistice between Nabis and the Achaean league, and had thus disengaged the Achaean contingents.1 The ..."

4. Ancient History to the Death of Charlemagne by Willis Mason West (1902)
"Their original constitution seems to have been much like the Achaean (which, however, we know more in detail); but as they extended their authority over ..."

5. New Chapters in Greek History: Historical Results of Recent Excavations in by Percy Gardner (1892)
"And the arguments which Dr. Dummler brings forward * as fatal to the Achaean theory are really of small weight, compared to those which accumulated on the ..."

6. A History of Rome by Robert Fowler Leighton (1883)
"The Achaean League. — The punishment of the Achaeans, who had taken no part in the war, was peculiarly severe. In pursuance of the policy hitherto adopted ..."

7. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1904)
"The greater part of Argolis included in the Achaean League. ... Beginning of the Spartan war against the Achaean League. 226. ..."

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