English Explanatory Dictionary

Hercynian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the Hercynian Forest, an extensive forest in ancient Germany.
noun
  1. A person from the Hercynian Forest.

Word forms

Hercynian Hercynians

Etymology

From Latin Hercynia silva, Hercynius saltus (“the Hercynian forest”).

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