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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Example Sentences
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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
This is a good thing when the request yields a bottle of say, 2010 Colpetrone Sagrantino di Montefalco, an Umbrian red that smells of red fruits and vanilla.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2016
But salvation was at hand, and it came from the Umbrian mountains, as the fresh breeze comes which suddenly breaks upon the budding trees in springtime.
From The Story of Assisi by Lina Duff Gordon
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