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SAMNITE

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Overview

SAMNITE (noun)
  The noun SAMNITE has 1 sense:

1. an Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania who clashed repeatedly with the early Romansplay

  Familiarity information: SAMNITE used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


SAMNITE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania who clashed repeatedly with the early Romans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Samnite" is a kind of...):

Italian (a native or inhabitant of Italy)

Holonyms ("Samnite" is a member of...):

Campania (a region of southwestern Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea including the islands of Capri and Ischia)


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