Faliscan
[ fuh-lis-kuhn ]
noun,plural Fa·lis·cans, (especially collectively) Fa·lis·can for 1.
a member of an ancient people who inhabited southern Etruria.
the Italic language spoken by this people, closely related to Latin.
adjective
of or relating to the Faliscans or their language.
Origin of Faliscan
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How to use Faliscan in a sentence
At the decree of the Senate, Camillus raised a force and invaded the Faliscan territory.
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British Dictionary definitions for Faliscan
Faliscan
/ (fəˈlɪskən) /
noun
an ancient language of Italy, spoken in the area north of the Tiber. It was closely related to Latin, which displaced it before 200 bc
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