Hellene vs Achaean

Achaean vs Hellene

Hellene and Achaean both are nouns.

Hellene is not an adjective while Achaean is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Hellene	Yes	No	No	No
Achaean	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, Achaean is a hyponym of Hellene; that is, Achaean is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Hellene:

Hellene: a native or inhabitant of Greece
Achaean: a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks, spoken on the Greek mainland, Crete and Cyprus in the 16th to 12th centuries BC

Other hyponyms of Hellene include Achaian, Aeolian, Eolian, Dorian, Ionian, Athenian, Corinthian, Laconian, Lesbian, Spartan, Arcadian, Theban, Argive, Ephesian, Mycenaen, Thessalian, Thessalonian.

Hellene (noun)	Achaean (noun)
a native or inhabitant of Greece	the ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea
	a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks, spoken on the Greek mainland, Crete and Cyprus in the 16th to 12th centuries BC

Hellene (adjective)	Achaean (adjective)
	of or relating to Achaea or its ancient Greek people

Difference between Hellene and Achaean

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