Achaea

A·chae·a  (-k) also A·cha·ia (-k, -k-)

An ancient region of southern Greece occupying the northern part of the Peloponnesus on the Gulf of Corinth. The cities of the region banded together in the early third century b.c. to form the Achaean League, which defeated Sparta but was eventually beaten by the Romans, who annexed Achaea in 146 b.c. and later gave the name to a province that included all of Greece south of Thessaly.

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Achaea [əˈkiːə], Achaia [əˈkaɪə]

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1. (Placename) a department of Greece, in the N Peloponnese. Capital: Patras. Pop.: 300 078 (1991). Area: 3209 sq. km (1239 sq. miles) Modern Greek name Akhaïa

2. (Placename) a province of ancient Greece, in the N Peloponnese on the Gulf of Corinth: enlarged as a Roman province in 27 bc

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Noun

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Achaea - a region of ancient Greece on the north coast of the Peloponnese Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil