Pelasgian

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pə laz′jē ən, -jən, -gē ən)


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Pe•las•gi•an  (pə laz′jē ən, -jən, -gē ən),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Language Varietiesof or pertaining to the Pelasgians.

n. 
  1. Language Varietiesa member of a prehistoric people inhabiting Greece, Asia Minor, and the islands of the eastern Mediterranean.
  • Greek Pelásgi(os) Pelasgian (Pelasg(oí) Pelasgi + -ios adjective, adjectival suffix) + -an 1480–90

'Pelasgian' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Pelasgic

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