"Nuragic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Nuragic [comparative], most Nuragic [superlative]
Etymology: From nuraghe + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||ic}} + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} Nuragic (comparative more Nuragic, superlative most Nuragic)
  1. Of or relating to a civilization of Sardinia, which lasted from the Mediterranean Bronze Age until the 2nd century CE and built monuments of a type called nuraghe. Wikipedia link: Nuragic civilization Synonyms: Nuraghic Translations (of or relating to an ancient Sardinian civilisation): nuragique (French), nuragisch (German), nuragico (Italian)
    Sense id: en-Nuragic-en-adj-kJe9-XfR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic

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