See Also: Lucanian(dictionary)

Lucanian (iou)



Lucanian adjective & noun. E17.
[from Lucania (see below) + -AN.]
Chiefly Roman History.
A. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or belonging to Lucania, a region in southern Italy (now also called Basilicata). E17.
Lucanian cow, Lucanian ox Hist. an elephant.
b. noun. A member of a Samnite tribe formerly inhabiting Lucania. E18.