Aeginetan

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adjective

Ae·​gi·​ne·​tan ¦ē-jə-¦nē-tᵊn 

: of or relating to the island or ancient Greek state of Aegina or its inhabitants

Aeginetan

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noun

Ae·​gi·​ne·​tan ¦ē-jə-¦nē-tᵊn 

plural -s

: a native or inhabitant of the island or ancient Greek state of Aegina

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin Aegineta native of Aegina (from Aegina, island in the Saronic gulf off the southeastern coast of Greece, from Greek Aigina) + English -an

Noun

Latin Aegineta inhabitant of Aegina (from Greek Aiginētēs, from Aigina) + English -an

First Known Use

Adjective

1720, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1652, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Aegina

• arena
• athena
• cantina
• carina
• carmina
• catena
• czarina
• domina
• farina
• galena
• glossina
• hyena

Geographical Definition

Aegina

geographical name

Ae·​gi·​na i-ˈjī-nə 

variants or Greek Aíyina

ˈe-yē-ˌnä 

island and ancient state in southeastern Greece in the Saronic Gulf

Aeginetan

ˌē-jə-ˈnē-tᵊn 

adjective or noun