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LUSITANIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Lusitanian mean?
• LUSITANIAN (adjective)
The adjective LUSITANIAN has 2 senses:
1. of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language
2. of or relating to or characteristic of the region of Lusitania or its people or language
Familiarity information: LUSITANIAN used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Lusitanian; Portuguese
Context example:
Portuguese wines
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of the region of Lusitania or its people or language
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Lusitania (ancient region and Roman province on the Iberian Peninsula; corresponds roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain)
Derivation:
Lusitania (ancient region and Roman province on the Iberian Peninsula; corresponds roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain)
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