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Noun: Achaean  u'kee-un
  1. The ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea
    - Arcado-Cyprians
     
  2. A 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
    - Achaian
Adjective: Achaean  u'kee-un
  1. Of or relating to Achaea or its ancient Greek people

Derived forms: Achaeans

Type of: citizenry, Greek, Hellene, people

Encyclopedia: Achaean

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