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LUSITANIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ancient region and Roman province on the Iberian Peninsula; corresponds roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Holonyms ("Lusitania" is a part of...):
Portugal; Portuguese Republic (a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil))
Espana; Kingdom of Spain; Spain (a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power)
Derivation:
Lusitanian (of or relating to or characteristic of the region of Lusitania or its people or language)
