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  • noun Plural form of Umbrian.

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Examples

  • "The Etrurians and the Umbrians are a peculiar lot," said the Marsian Scato.

    The Grass Crown McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1991

  • As the Etruscans spread through from the north, then, they would adopt Umbrian terms and the Umbrians would likewise adopt Etruscan terms, all occurring before the Orientalizing Period.

    An etymology for 'Rome' 2010

  • A fricco is a stew of sorts, and in this easy to prepare Gubbian-style chicken stew, it is Orvieto Classico wine that gives great merit to its flavor along with the presence of rosemary, which shows the fondness that Umbrians have for this herb in many of their foods.

    Archive 2008-10-01 Jessica 2008

  • A fricco is a stew of sorts, and in this easy to prepare Gubbian-style chicken stew, it is Orvieto Classico wine that gives great merit to its flavor along with the presence of rosemary, which shows the fondness that Umbrians have for this herb in many of their foods.

    A Taste of Umbria with St. Francis of Assisi Jennifer Gregory Miller 2008

  • Etruscans lived side by side with Italic peoples like Umbrians and so it's not a stretch to think that they shared similar religious rituals despite the difference in language.

    The Iguvine Tablets and Etruscan 2007

  • It is not unusual to find the great Barolos and Brunellos selling for more than $100, and when you see unknown, supposed "Super-Umbrians" heading north of $50, things are getting a little ridiculous.

    30 Italian Wines Under $30 Nick Passmore 2006

  • There was a company of sixty Umbrians who, firm on their hams, their pikes before their eyes, immovable and grinding their teeth, forced two syntagmata to recoil simultaneously.

    Salammbo 2003

  • [Gauls], and Umbrians having also been defeated, so that

    Discourses 2003

  • For when he had taken Tudertia, a town of the Umbrians, he converted, it was said, all the spoil to his own use, for which he was complained of to Sylla.

    The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003

  • The THIRD SAMNITE WAR was the final effort by the Samnites—aided by the Etruscans, Umbrians, and Gauls—to halt Roman domination.

    f. The Conquest of Italy 2001

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