Ausonian
Meanings
adj
- Of ancient Ausonia or the Ausonians.
- Italian.
- Of or relating to the ancient poet Ausonius.
noun
- An ancient inhabitant of middle or lower Italy.
- An Italian.
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Etymology
From Latin Ausonia (“Lower Italy”), extended poetically to “Italy”, from Ancient Greek Αὐσονία (Ausonía), from Αὔσων (Aúsōn), a son of Ulysses, who is said to have settled there.
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