Lusitania

//lu.sɪˈteɪ.ni.ə// name

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  1. 1
    An ancient Roman province, roughly corresponding to modern Portugal.
  2. 2
    Portugal. archaic, poetic
  3. 3
    The RMS Lusitania, a British ship that was sunk in 1915 during World War I. historical

    "The anti-German riots which erupted simultaneously in many countries in response to the torpedoing of the Lusitania by a German U-boat in 1915 reflected shifts in the status of minorities in multi-ethnic societies at a time of escalating nationalist emotions."

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portugal

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"The Lusitania sank in 18 minutes."

Etymology

From Latin Lūsītānia.

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