a. [ L. Briareius, fr. Briareus a mythological hundred-handed giant, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; strong. ] Pertaining to, or resembling, Briareus, a giant fabled to have a hundred hands; hence, hundred-handed or many-handed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a native or inhabitant of Eritrea. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
adj. 1. of or pertaining to Eritrea; as, Eritrean civil war. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Eritrea; as, Eritrean story tellers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]