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Iapygian (iou)



Iapygian noun & adjective. L18.
[from Latin Iapygius, from Iapyg-, Iapyx a son of Daedalus said to have ruled over S. Italy: see -IAN.]
A. noun. A member of a people inhabiting Iapygia, the name given by the ancient Greeks to the area comprising the peninsula of Apulia in S. Italy; the language of this people. L18.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to Iapygia or the Iapygians. M19.