Lusitanic

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/luːsɪˈtænɪk/

adjective

Of or relating to the ancient Lusitans or Lusitania.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

adjectiveLusitanic (comparative more Lusitanic, superlative most Lusitanic)

comparative more Lusitanic · superlative most Lusitanic

  1. historyOf or relating to the ancient Lusitans or Lusitania.

    Lancobrica, of the Lusitanic Celti, Ptolemy. / [...] / Nemetobrica, in the country of the Lusitanic Celts, Ptolemy.

    1799, The History of Scotland, page 77

    Synonyms: Lusitan, Lusitanian

  2. datedPortuguese.

    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.

    1867, The Intellectual Observer, page 86

    Synonyms: Lusitan, Lusitanian

proper noun
  1. historySynonym of Lusitanian (“extinct paleo-Hispanic language”)

    Synonyms: Lusitanian

  2. historySynonym of Judaeo-Portuguese

    Synonyms: Judaeo-Portuguese

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or relating to the ancient Lusitans or Lusitania.

adjectivePortuguese.

proper nounSynonym of Lusitanian (“extinct paleo-Hispanic language”)

Similar

proper nounSynonym of Judaeo-Portuguese

Origin

  1. LatinLūsītānus
  2. LatinLūsītānicus
  3. EnglishLusitanic

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

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APA

Lusitanic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lusitanic

MLA

“Lusitanic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lusitanic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lusitanic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lusitanic.

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