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Villanovan
[ vil-uh-noh-vuhn ]
adjective
- Also Villa·nova. of or relating to the early Iron Age culture of northern Italy, characterized by lake dwellings.
noun
- a member of this people.
Villanovan
/ ˌvɪləˈnəʊvən /
adjective
- of or relating to an early Iron Age culture near Bologna, Italy, characterized by the use of bronze and the primitive use of iron
noun
- a member of this culture
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Villanovan1
After Villanova, a town in NE Italy; -an
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Villanovan1
C19: named after the NE Italian town of Villanova, where the first remains of the culture were excavated in 1853
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