Villanovan
əˈnoʊ adjective
1.
Also, Vil·la·no·va. of or pertaining to the early Iron Age culture of northern Italy, characterized by lake dwellings.
noun
2.
a member of this people.
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| —adj | |
| 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 |
| —n | |
| 2. | a member of this culture |
| [C19: named after the NE Italian town of Villanova, where the first remains of the culture were excavated in 1853] | |
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Villanovan
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