English Explanatory Dictionary

Lusitania

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient Roman province, roughly corresponding to modern Portugal.
  2. Portugal.
  3. The RMS Lusitania, a British ship that was sunk in 1915 during World War I.

Pronunciation

/luː.sɪˈteɪ.nɪə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Lusitania.wav /lu.sɪˈteɪ.ni.ə/

Word forms

Lusitania

Etymology

From Latin Lūsītānia.

Derived words

Lusitanian
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