Lusitanian

adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of ancient Lusitania.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to ancient Roman province of Lusitania, its people or culture.
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of Lusitanian. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    Portuguese.

    "Lusitanian wines"

  4. 4
    Having a range restricted to Iberia and Ireland.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of the region of Lusitania or its people or language wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An extinct paleo-Hispanic language
  2. 2
    The variety of Portuguese spoken in Portugal.

    "Eu vai, serves for "I go," "I went," or, "I will go." Adjectives, too, have been deprived of their feminine and plural terminations, so that the language is reduced to a marvellous simplicity, and, with the admixture of a few Malay words, becomes rather puzzling to one who has heard only the pure Lusitanian."

Synonyms

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portugueseportuguese

Example

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"European Portuguese, Portuguese of Portugal, Lusitanian Portuguese, or Continental Portuguese is the designation given to the original language spoken in Portugal and by Portuguese immigrants scattered around the world, encompassing its regional dialects, vocabulary, grammar, and spelling."

Etymology

From Lusitania + -an.

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