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Pompeiian

British  
/ pɒmˈpeɪən, -ˈpiː- /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Pompeii or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Pompeii

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"And this is so huge - it's probably the biggest bath complex in a Pompeiian private home."

From BBC Jan. 17, 2025

With the Pompeiian color palette, Cutuli is dying scarves with motifs taken from the House of Vetti frescoes, which include the cupids.

From Seattle Times Dec. 20, 2023

The fresco, done in the classic style of Pompeiian art, depicts Hercules as a child strangling a snake.

From Seattle Times Jan. 23, 2023

“So, you have this mixture: nature, architecture, art. But it is also a story about the social life of the Pompeiian society and actually the Roman world in this phase of history,” Zuchtriegel added.

From Seattle Times Jan. 10, 2023

It is hardly worth seeing after the Flavian and the Pompeiian.

From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I by Reeve, Henry

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