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Cottian

Cottian adjective: relating to the Cottian Alps.

Adjective

Cottian (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the Cottian Alps.

Origin of Cottian

From Latin Cottius, Marcus Julius Cottius, king of several Ligurian tribes in the 1st century BCE.

Phrases with Cottian

Questions about Cottian

What does Cottian mean?
Cottian means relating to the Cottian Alps.
What part of speech is Cottian?
Cottian is an adjective.

Words near Cottian in the dictionary

  1. Cotterman
  2. Cottermans
  3. cotters
  4. cottery
  5. Cottesmore
  6. Cottian
  7. Cottian Alps
  8. cotticed
  9. cottid
  10. cottids
  11. cottier

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