Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Eritrean · IPA /ˌɛrɪtrˈiːən/ n. adj. 01 n. a native or inhabitant of Eritrea. 1. a native or inhabitant of Eritrea. 02 adj. of or pertaining to Eritrea; as, Eritrean civil war. 1. of or pertaining to Eritrea; as, Eritrean civil war. 2. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Eritrea; as, Eritrean story tellers.