Lusitanic

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Lusitanic

/luːsɪˈtænɪk/

Rhymes with -ænɪk

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Borrowed from Latin Lūsītānicus. By surface analysis, Lusitan + -ic.

adjective more Lusitanic · most Lusitanic

Of or relating to the ancient Lusitans or Lusitania. Lancobrica, of the Lusitanic Celti, Ptolemy. / [...] / Nemetobrica, in the country of the Lusitanic Celts, Ptolemy.
Similar: Lusitan, Lusitanian
dated Portuguese. The discovery at Setubal proves the interresting fact that a species of Hyalonema lives somewhere on the Portuguese coast, or, at all events, in the course of some one of the strong currents which was the Lusitanic peninsula.
Similar: Lusitan, Lusitanian

proper noun

Synonym of Lusitanian (“extinct paleo-Hispanic language”)
Similar: Lusitanian
Synonym of Judaeo-Portuguese
Similar: Judaeo-Portuguese

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@misc{lusitanic_2026,
  title = {Lusitanic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lusitanic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}