Villanovan

[ vil-uh-noh-vuhn ]

adjective
  1. Also Vil·la·no·va. of or relating to the early Iron Age culture of northern Italy, characterized by lake dwellings.

noun
  1. a member of this people.

Origin of Villanovan

1
After Villanova, a town in NE Italy; see -an

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Villanovan

/ (ˌvɪləˈnəʊvən) /


adjective
  1. 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
  1. a member of this culture

Origin of Villanovan

1
C19: named after the NE Italian town of Villanova, where the first remains of the culture were excavated in 1853

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