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Ligurian

[ li-gyoor-ee-uhn ]

noun

  1. a language used in ancient times along the northwest coast of the Ligurian Sea, widely believed to belong to the Indo-European language family.
  2. Also called Gen·o·ese [jen-oh-, eez, -, ees]. a Romance language of northern Italy, spoken primarily in Liguria but unrelated to ancient Ligurian.


adjective

  1. of or relating to Liguria or its inhabitants.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Ligurian1

First recorded in 1595–1605; Liguri(a) + -an

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