ACHAEAN


Meaning of ACHAEAN in English

adj. & n.

--adj.

1. of or relating to Achaea in ancient Greece.

2 literary (esp. in Homeric contexts) Greek.

--n.

1. an inhabitant of Achaea.

2 literary (usu. in pl.) a Greek.

Etymology: L Achaeus f. Gk Akhaios

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.