adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:EH2 R IH0 T R IY1 AH0 N
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CMU ARPABET 2:EH2 R IH0 T R EY1 AH0 N
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, belonging to, or relating to Eritrea or its people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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