Definitions
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- adjective Of or pertaining to ancient Roman province of
Lusitania , its people or culture. - adjective
Portuguese . - noun A native or inhabitant of Lusitania.
- proper noun an
extinct paleo -Hispanic language
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Examples
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Kunstmuseum Basel 'Nelkenbukett' 1916 by Cuno Amiet on show in Basel; Antwerp music The "Laus Polyphoniae" festival this year is an exploration of Lusitanian music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and early baroque, featuring the vocal ensembles Contrapunctus, Cantar Lontano, soprano Orlanda Velez Isidro, harpist Andrew Lawrence-King and others.
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The very best paid of these—in fact, the best paid athlete of all time—was a Lusitanian Spaniard named Gaius Appuleius Diocles, who had short stints with the Whites and Greens, before settling in for a long career with the Reds.
the world’s richest athlete was a charioteer | clusterflock 2010
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Herders had sustained the Lusitanian (Portuguese) rebel Viriathus in his eight years of guerrilla war against the Roman conquerors (147139 B.C.)
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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More recently, Lusitanian light infantry and horsemen formed the core of Sertoriuss insurgency on the Spanish peninsula 8072 B.C.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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More recently, Lusitanian light infantry and horsemen formed the core of Sertoriuss insurgency on the Spanish peninsula 8072 B.C.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Herders had sustained the Lusitanian (Portuguese) rebel Viriathus in his eight years of guerrilla war against the Roman conquerors (147139 B.C.)
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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More recently, Lusitanian light infantry and horsemen formed the core of Sertoriuss insurgency on the Spanish peninsula 8072 B.C.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Herders had sustained the Lusitanian (Portuguese) rebel Viriathus in his eight years of guerrilla war against the Roman conquerors (147139 B.C.)
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Herders had sustained the Lusitanian (Portuguese) rebel Viriathus in his eight years of guerrilla war against the Roman conquerors (147139 B.C.)
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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More recently, Lusitanian light infantry and horsemen formed the core of Sertoriuss insurgency on the Spanish peninsula 8072 B.C.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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