Achaea

See also: Achæa

Translingual

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).

Proper noun

Achaea

  1. A region in the northern head of the Peloponnese that contains mostly mountains.

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