Umbrian
Americanadjective
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Umbria.
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the extinct Italic language of the ancient Umbrians.
adjective
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of or relating to Umbria, its inhabitants, their dialect of Italian, or the ancient language once spoken there
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of or relating to a Renaissance school of painting that included Raphael
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Umbria
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an extinct language of ancient S Italy, belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European family See also Osco-Umbrian
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Cucinelli, 72, grew up in poverty on an Umbrian hillside in central Italy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The Umbrian branch of the national Alpine rescue corps said two teams responded to an emergency call and found Franzoni unconscious.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
The Seattle-Perugia Sister City Association hosts a public fundraising sale of hundreds of Deruta ceramics and Umbrian linens 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
He spent time at his Umbrian country house.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2021
It was this same gentle idealism of St. Francis which inspired the art of the Umbrian people; it was this which was translated into the paintings of the greatest artists.
From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
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