Achaea

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See also: Achæa

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Achaea euryplaga

Etymology

From putative Latin Achaea, from Ancient Greek Ἀχαΐα (Akhaḯa).

Proper noun

Achaea f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – certain moths.

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Etymology

From putative Latin Achaea (the attested Latin word is Achaia), from Ancient Greek Ἀχαΐα (Akhaḯa).

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Proper noun

Achaea

  1. An ancient region in the northern part of the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece, occupying the coastal strip north of Arcadia, contanining mostly mountains.
    1. (historical) A former prefecture in West Greece, Greece, largely corresponding to the ancient region.
    2. A regional unit in West Greece, Greece, largely corresponding to the ancient region.

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Latin

Adjective

Achaea

  1. inflection of Achaeus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

Achaeā

  1. ablative feminine singular of Achaeus
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