Achaea

American  

[uh-kee-uh] / əˈki ə /

noun

1. an ancient district in S Greece, on the Gulf of Corinth.

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Achaea British  

/ əˈkiːə, əˈkaɪə /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Akhaïa.  a department of Greece, in the N Peloponnese. Capital: Patras. Pop: 318 928 (2001). Area: 3209 sq km (1239 sq miles)

2. 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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Example Sentences

Later St. Regulus, the Bishop of Patras in Achaea, was guided thither bearing the relics of St. Andrew.

From Time Magazine Archive

In its physical constitution Elis is practically one with Achaea and Arcadia; its mountains are mere offshoots of the Arcadian highlands, and its principal rivers are fed by Arcadian springs.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

In 1333 it was annexed to Achaea, in 1336 to Servia, and in 1394 to Venice.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

CLEITOR, or Clitor, a town of ancient Greece, in that part of Arcadia which corresponds to the modern eparchy of Kalavryta in the nomos of Elis and Achaea.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

On the contrary, it undertook wide-reaching missions, of one of which Paul became the leader, founding churches in Galatia, Asia, and Achaea.

From Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity by Lake, Kirsopp