Achaea

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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

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