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Lusitanian

adj, name, noun

Definitions

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."

Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of ancient Lusitania.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Lusitania + -an.

Etymology 2

From Lusitania + -an.

Etymology 3

From Lusitania + -an.

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