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Pincian

Pincian adjective: designating or relating to a certain hill in the northeast quadrant of the historical centre of Rome, the site of important villas and gardens in ancient times.

pincian: designating or relating to a certain hill in the northeast quadrant of the historical centre of...
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Adjective

Pincian (not comparable)

  1. Designating or relating to a certain hill in the northeast quadrant of the historical centre of Rome, the site of important villas and gardens in ancient times.

Origin of Pincian

Named after the Pincii, one of the families that occupied the area in the 4th century AD.

Questions about Pincian

What does Pincian mean?
Pincian means designating or relating to a certain hill in the northeast quadrant of the historical centre of Rome, the site of important villas and gardens in ancient times.
What part of speech is Pincian?
Pincian is an adjective.

Words near Pincian in the dictionary

  1. pinchpenny
  2. pinchpoint
  3. pinchpoints
  4. pincht
  5. pinchy
  6. Pincian
  7. pincite
  8. pincites
  9. Pinckard
  10. Pinckards
  11. Pinckney

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