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Eritrean

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, belonging to, or relating to Eritrea or its people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A native or inhabitant of Eritrea, or a descendant of such person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or characteristic of Eritrea or its people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Eritrean civil war

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a native or inhabitant of Eritrea

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Ethiopian

History

Etymology

From Eritrea + -an (suffix forming adjectives).

Across languages

Translations

79 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Eritrees — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Arabic: إِرِيتْرِيّ (ʔiritriyy) — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Asturian: eritréu — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Catalan: eritreu — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Czech: eritrejský — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Danish: eritreisk — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Dutch: Eritrees — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Esperanto: eritrea — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Finnish: eritrealainen — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • French: érythréen — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • French: érythréenne — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Galician: eritreo — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • German: eritreisch — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Greek: ερυθραϊκός (erythraïkós) — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Icelandic: erítreskur — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Irish: Eiritréach — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Italian: eritreo — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eritreisk — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eritreisk — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Polish: erytrejski — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Portuguese: eritreu — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Romanian: eritreean — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Russian: эритре́йский (eritréjskij) — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Serbo-Croatian: еритрѐјскӣ — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Serbo-Croatian: eritrèjskī — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Sicilian: eritreu — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Spanish: eritreo — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Swahili: Kieritrea — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Swedish: eritreansk — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Tigrinya: ኤርትራዊ (ʾertərawi) — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Tigrinya: ኤርትራዊት (ʾertərawit) — Of, from, or pertaining to Eritrea, the Eritrean people or the Eritrean culture
  • Afrikaans: Eritreër — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Arabic: إِرِيتْرِيّ (ʔirītriyy) — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Arabic: إِرِيتْرِيَّة (ʔiritriyya) — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Asturian: eritréu — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Asturian: eritrea — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Catalan: eritreu — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Catalan: eritrea — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Czech: Eritrejec — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Danish: eritreer — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Dutch: Eritreeër — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Dutch: Eritrese — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Esperanto: eritreano — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Finnish: eritrealainen — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • French: Érythréen — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • French: Érythréenne — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Galician: eritreo — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • German: Eritreer — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • German: Eritreerin — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Greek: Ερυθραία (Erythraía) — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Greek: Ερυθραίος (Erythraíos) — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Icelandic: Erítreumaður — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Icelandic: Erítreumenn — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Irish: Eiritréach — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Italian: eritreo — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Italian: eritrea — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eritreer — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eritrear — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Polish: Erytrejczyk — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Polish: Erytrejka — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Portuguese: eritreu — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Portuguese: eritreia — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Romanian: eritreean — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Romanian: eritreeană — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Russian: эритре́ец (eritréjec) — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Russian: эритре́йка (eritréjka) — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Еритре́јац — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Еритрејка — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Eritréjac — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Eritrejka — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Sicilian: eritreu — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Spanish: eritreo — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Spanish: eritrea — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Swahili: Mweritrea — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Swedish: eritrean — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Swedish: eritreanska — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Tigrinya: ኤርትራዊ (ʾertərawi) — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Tigrinya: ኤርትራዊት (ʾertərawit) — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
  • Turkish: Eritreli — A person from Eritrea or of Eritrean descent
Real reading context

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