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Vesuvian

Vesuvian adjective: of or relating to Mount Vesuvius.

Adjective

Vesuvian (comparative more Vesuvian, superlative most Vesuvian)

  1. Of or relating to Mount Vesuvius.

Noun

Vesuvian (plural Vesuvians)

  1. One who inhabits the area around Mount Vesuvius.
  2. (historical) Synonym of fusee, a slow-burning match for lighting cigars, pipes, etc.
    Synonyms:
    fusee

Vesuvian meaning in Tamil

Vesuvian in Tamil

சுருட்டுப் பற்றவைப்புக் குச்சு, இத்தாலிய எரிமலை

Synonyms of Vesuvian

Forms of Vesuvian

Adjective
comparativemore Vesuvian
superlativemost Vesuvian
Noun
pluralVesuvians
alternative formvesuvian

Origin of Vesuvian

From Vesuvius + -an.

Words formed from Vesuvian

Phrases with Vesuvian

Words that rhyme with Vesuvian

Questions about Vesuvian

What does Vesuvian mean?
Vesuvian means of or relating to Mount Vesuvius.
What is Vesuvian in Tamil?
Vesuvian in Tamil is சுருட்டுப் பற்றவைப்புக் குச்சு, இத்தாலிய எரிமலை. See Vesuvian meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Vesuvian?
Vesuvian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Vesuvian in the dictionary

  1. vestured
  2. vesturer
  3. vesturers
  4. vestures
  5. vesturing
  6. Vesuvian
  7. Vesuvian jade
  8. vesuvianite
  9. vesuvianite jade
  10. vesuvianites
  11. Vesuvians

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Vesuvian (page history and authors); vesuvian (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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