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Etymology
Latin Aetnaeus, from Ancient Greek Αἰτναῖος (Aitnaîos), from Αἴτνη (Aítnē) + -αῖος (-aîos), equivalent to Etna + -ean.
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Adjective
Etnean (comparative more Etnean, superlative most Etnean)
- Pertaining to Etna, a volcano in Sicily.
Etnean lava
Etnean rock
Noun
Etnean (plural Etneans)
- 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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