Villanovan

[ vil-uh-noh-vuhn ]

adjective

1. Also Villa·nova. of or relating to the early Iron Age culture of northern Italy, characterized by lake dwellings.

noun

1. a member of this people.

Villanovan

/ ˌvɪləˈnəʊvən /

adjective

1. of or relating to an early Iron Age culture near Bologna, Italy, characterized by the use of bronze and the primitive use of iron

noun

1. a member of this culture

Word History and Origins

Origin of Villanovan¹

After Villanova, a town in NE Italy; -an

Word History and Origins

Origin of Villanovan¹

C19: named after the NE Italian town of Villanova, where the first remains of the culture were excavated in 1853