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erythraean
erythrean
\"\Definition of erythraean
: of or relating to the sea that in ancient geography comprised the Arabian sea, the Red sea, and the Persian gulf
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Origin and Etymology of erythraean
Latin Erythraeus (from Greek Erythraios, literally, red, from erythros) + English -an
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Definition of Erythraean
: of or relating to Erythrae, an ancient Ionian city of Asia Minor that claimed to have been the residence of the sibyl Herophile
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Origin and Etymology of erythraean
Erythrae, ancient city of Asia Minor (from Greek Erythrai) + English -an
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