Etruscan

American  

[ih-truhs-kuhn] / ɪˈtrʌs kən /

Also Etrurian

adjective

1. pertaining to Etruria, its inhabitants, civilization, art, or language.

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noun

1. an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.

2. the extinct language of Etruria, not known to be related to any other language. Etr.

Etruscan British  

/ ɪˈtrʌskən /

noun

1. a member of an ancient people of central Italy whose civilization influenced the Romans, who had suppressed them by about 200 _bc

2. the non-Indo-European language of the ancient Etruscans, whose few surviving records have not been fully interpreted

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Etruria, the Etruscans, their culture, or their language

Etymology

Origin of Etruscan

1700–10; < Latin Etrusc ( us ) of Etruria + -an

Example Sentences

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Etruscan

The Etruscan shrew, the smallest mammal, weighs about 1.8 grams.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

“This is a tool that does programming and also writes documents, and it can also do image editing, and also can read Etruscan, and a bunch of other stuff too,” says Mollick.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

Among the returned works was a bronze Etruscan warrior that the museum said was stolen from an archaeological museum in Bologna, Italy, in 1963.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2023

Other items included two Etruscan tile paintings from Cerveteri, a frequently-looted necropolis site northwest of Rome, that date back to 440 B.C.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2023

Roman Ideals When the Romans set up their Republic nearly a half-century earlier, they rose up against the Etruscan kings.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby