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Meaning of "Achaea" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ACHAEA

Achaea  [əˈkiːə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACHAEA

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Achaea is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACHAEA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Achaea

Achaea

Achaea /əˈkiːə/ or Achaia /əˈkaɪə/, sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaïa, is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece and is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras. Since 2001, the population has exceeded 300,000.

Definition of Achaea in the English dictionary

The definition of Achaea in the dictionary is a department of Greece, in the N Peloponnese. Capital: Patras. Pop: 318 928. Area: 3209 sq km Modern Greek name: Akhaïa. Other definition of Achaea is a province of ancient Greece, in the N Peloponnese on the Gulf of Corinth: enlarged as a Roman province in 27 bc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACHAEA


archaea
ɑːˈkiːə
heli-skier
ˈhɛlɪˌskiːə
karakia
ˌkɑːrəˈkiːə
Latakia
ˌlætəˈkiːə
Lattakia
ˌlætəˈkiːə
monoskier
ˈmɒnəʊˌskiːə
nonskier
ˌnɒnˈskiːə
seraskier
ˌseræˈskiːə
skier
ˈskiːə
trachea
trəˈkiːə
water-skier
ˈwɔːtəskiːə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACHAEA

Achaean
Achaean League
Achaemenid
Achaemenidae
achaenium
achaenocarp
achage
Achaia
Achaian
achalasia
acharya
Achates
ache
Achebe
Achelous
achene
achenial
achenium
Achernar

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACHAEA

althaea
Arctogaea
Arimathaea
Chaldaea
cobaea
furcraea
Gaea
Judaea
Neogaea
Nicaea
Notogaea
nymphaea
palaeogaea
Pangaea
Peraea
Phocaea
Plataea
propylaea
spiraea
stomodaea

Synonyms and antonyms of Achaea in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Achaea» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACHAEA

Find out the translation of Achaea to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Achaea from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Achaea» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

亚该亚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Acaya
570 millions of speakers

English

Achaea
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Achaea
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أكايا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ахайя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Acaia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Achaea
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Achaïe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Achaea
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Achaia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アカエア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Achaea
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Achaea
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Achaea
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Achaea
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अचिये
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Achaea
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Acaia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Achaja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ахайя
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ahaia
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Αχαΐα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Achaea
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Achaea
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Achaea
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Achaea

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACHAEA»

The term «Achaea» is regularly used and occupies the 81.772 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACHAEA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Achaea

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACHAEA»

Discover the use of Achaea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Achaea and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ancient Greece and Rome: Achaea-Delphi
Presents a history of ancient Greece and Rome as well as information about the literature and daily life of these early civilizations.
Carroll Moulton, 1998
2
Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece
ACHAEA Schoch, Marcel, Beitragezur Topographie Akarnaniens in klassischer und hellenistischer Zeit, Wiirzburg: Ergon, 1997. Schweighart, Benedikt, Bibliographie uber Akarnanien und angre nzende Gebiete in der Antike, Munich:  ...
Nigel Guy Wilson, 2006
3
Lepidopterorum Catalogus
Tanzania: Usambara Mountains, Malindi, male. [ZSBS, Munich] nubifera Moore Achaea, 1877b:609, pi. 59, fig. 9. Type(s). S. Andamans [Islands]. [BMNH, London] 06/1(0 Walker Ophisma, 1858a:1375. A synonym of Achaea boris Geyer 1837.
Poole, 1989
4
Cities, Towns and Villages in the Achaea Prefecture: Patras, ...
Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 90. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Patras - Satellite view of Patras.
LLC Books, Books Group, 2010
5
The First Democracies: Early Popular Government Outside Athens
ACHAEA AND HER COLONIES The evidence for archaic democracy in Achaea comes in two parts. First, there are direct (if late)33 references to a very early adoption of demokratia in the state after the overthrow of a certain King Ogygus.
Eric W. Robinson, 1997
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Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire
See also CLAQUEURS . Achaea Roman province; conquered in 146 B.C.E . and eventually composed of a very large part of Greece, including Aetolia, Acarnania, Euboea, the Cyclades, and part of Epirus. Achaea, which had been attached to ...
Matthew Bunson, 2009
7
Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful ...
the town. Their descendants were the people who formed one of the members of the subsequent Achaean confederation. After the Roman conquest of Greece, the term Achaea received an extension in its signification, principally due to the ...
8
Municipalities in the Achaea Prefecture: Farres, Leontio, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, General Books LLC, 2010
9
Thapsos-class Ware Reconsidered: The Case of Achaea in the ...
"Recent excavations in the region of Achaea in the northern Peloponnese (Greece) have brought to light new evidence on the Thapsos-class of vases.
Anastasía Gadólou, 2011
10
Moths of Australia
EUPHORBIACEAE Acalypha Achaea janata. Andrachne Achaea janata. Bertya Chloroclystis destructata. Breynia Parallelia frontina, P. solomonensis, Phyllocnistis diaugella. Chamaesyce Achaea janata. Cleistanthus Echiomima mythica.
I. F. B. Common, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACHAEA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Achaea is used in the context of the following news items.
1
In Rural Greece, 'No' Vote Cheered
... holding the hands of her 4-year old son and 7-year-old daughter outside a polling station in the village of Akrata in the Achaea region. «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
2
An Open Letter to the Pope on the Confederate Flag
Saint Andrew was martyred by crucifixion at Patras in Achaea in Greece. Because St. Andrew deemed himself unworthy to be crucified on the ... «CounterPunch, Jun 15»
3
New Discovery Reveals How Plants and Animals Evolved From A …
The scientists say that the Lokiarchaeota form the Achaea group that are characterized as simple cells with no internal structures such as golgi ... «Reporter Advocate, May 15»
4
New Case of Modern Day Slavery in Southern Greece
achaia A 51-year-old Greek man in Achaea, along with a 42-year-old Romanian national, were forcing foreigners to work with no pay under ... «Greek Reporter, Mar 15»
5
Greece: A look at SYRIZA's win -- the numbers behind the vote
As for the MDS, the highest score it could manage was in Papandreou's home region of Achaea, at 5.9%, with scores of only 1% and 2% in the ... «Green Left Weekly, Jan 15»
6
The Greek Parliamentary Seats and Preference Crosses per …
... while by one in Achaea electoral constituency (from 9 to 8 seats), Aetoloacarnania (from 8 to 7 seats), Boeotia electoral constituency (from 4 ... «Greek Reporter, Jan 15»
7
Obama College Plan has Students Excited
... sister, for example, we have been trying to go to school, but the money is always an issue,” said Miami-Dade College student Julia Achaea. «NBC 6 South Florida, Jan 15»
8
Uncovering The Lost City of Helike
Helike was situated in Achaea, on the northwestern part of the Peloponnesian peninsula. During its heyday, Helike was the leader of the first ... «Ancient Origins, Dec 14»
9
Advance Review: Ody-C #1 is a Truly Epic Adaptation
The pages shift from the skeletons left by way to the fantastic starscapes above to the fierce warriors of Achaea before finally returning to the ... «Comicbook.com, Nov 14»
10
'Gabby's Spring': Thermal biology in the Yellowstone National Park …
“We are trying to characterize the spring to determine what Achaea and bacteria are living in the high temperatures in the pool,” Michel said ... «The Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Oct 14»

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