Eritrean

adjective

Er·​i·​tre·​an ˌer-ə-ˈtrē-ən 

-ˈtrā-

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Eritrea or its people

Eritrean noun

plural Eritreans

Examples of Eritrean in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The profits from smuggling helped cement an alliance between a faction of Tigray’s military commanders and their Eritrean counterparts, who had fought on opposing sides of the previous war. — Claire Wilmot & Gisa Tunbridge, The Dial, 12 June 2026

At La Maison, two Eritrean women staff the on-site crèche, or day care. — Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

The cultures represented this year at the festival will range from Pakistani to Japanese, German to Indian, Russian to Mexican, Scandinavian to Korean and Assyrian to Eritrean. — Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2026

Isaias has consolidated his power over virtually every aspect of Eritrean life, and the country has grown increasingly repressed and isolated. — Amy McKenna, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Apr. 2026

She was born in Sudan in 1986 to Eritrean parents fleeing civil war. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026

Around the time Amara crossed, an Eritrean woman had given birth alone in the forest. — Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Eritrean

• aegean
• aptian
• boolean
• korean
• linnaean
• plebeian
• protean
• ruffian
• wolffian
• adlerian
• caesarian
• cyclopean