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  • adjective Alternative spelling of Achaean.
  • noun Alternative spelling of Achaean.

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Examples

  • As Paul concluded this letter, he explained the spirit and motivation that had caused the Macedonian and Achaian Christians to gather this monetary gift.

    Rich in Every Way DR. GENE GETZ 2004

  • As Paul concluded this letter, he explained the spirit and motivation that had caused the Macedonian and Achaian Christians to gather this monetary gift.

    Rich in Every Way DR. GENE GETZ 2004

  • He said: “Woman, I am not a Dorian, but an Achaian.”

    The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003

  • Yes, I thought; it was as Achilles 'heir that he must have seen himself; inheritor of the ancient laws, which say a man lives by his pride and shall defend it to the death: Harmodios son of Proxenos son of Harmodios, and so on back to some well-greaved Achaian at Troy.

    The Praise Singer Renault, Mary 1978

  • He was famous for these songs; all over the Achaian lands, kings planning some great work in stone sent for him to time the hauliers, and put luck into the walls.

    The King Must Die Renault, Mary, 1905-1983 1958

  • Though his forebears had been long from the Achaian lands, I saw he was still priest as well as King.

    The King Must Die Renault, Mary, 1905-1983 1958

  • But within the hall Eurymachus groaned with vexation because he could not stretch the bow; and he said, "It is not that I care for Penelope, for there are many Achaian women as fair as she; but that we are all so weak in comparison of Odysseus."

    Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life

  • So for Paris fell the mighty Hector; for him died the brave Sarpedon; and the women of Ilion mourned for their husbands who were smitten down by the Achaian warriors.

    Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life

  • Th 'adventure spread through all the Achaian towns,

    The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II 43 BC-18? Ovid

  • One district more -- that of E'lis, north of Messenia and west of Arcadia, and embracing the western slopes of the Achaian and

    Mosaics of Grecian History Marcius Willson

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