Villanovan

1 of 2

adjective

Vil·​la·​no·​van

-vən

: of or relating to an early Iron Age culture of northern Italy characterized by lake dwellings and urn burials in well tombs

Villanovan

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -s

: a member of the Villanovan people

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Villanova, town in northeastern Italy, its type station + English -an

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