Achaea

//əˈkiːə// name

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

Etymology

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

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