Etnean

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Etymology

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From Latin Aetnaeus, from Ancient Greek Αἰτναῖος (Aitnaîos), from Αἴτνη (Aítnē) +‎ -αῖος (-aîos), equivalent to Etna +‎ -ean.

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Etnean (comparative more Etnean, superlative most Etnean)

  1. Pertaining to Etna, a volcano in Sicily.
    Etnean lava
    Etnean rock

Noun

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Etnean (plural Etneans)

  1. The people who live in the area around Mount Etna.
    • 1903 April, The Land of Theocritus, “The Land of Theocritus”, in Harper's Monthly Magazine, volume 106, number 635, page 802:
      But there are few Etneans who have not a superstitious regard for the terrible and beautiful mountain—as well they may.
    • 1977, Blackwood's Magazine - Volume 321, page 118:
      It supports a hundred towns and villages and craters so numerous and so constantly changing that no two Etneans will agree on their number.

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