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Pronunciation: [lˌuːsɪtˈe͡ɪni͡ən] (IPA)

Lusitanian is an adjective that refers to something or someone related to the country of Portugal or its people. Some synonyms for Lusitanian could include Portuguese, Iberian, or Lusophone. Portuguese and Iberian both reference the geographical location of the country, as Portugal is situated on the Iberian Peninsula. Lusophone is a more specific term, referring to any area or country where Portuguese is the official language. Other possible synonyms for Lusitanian could include Portuguese-speaking, Peninsular, or Hispano-Lusitanian, depending on the context and intended meaning of the word.
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Half the Spanish character was Iberic and lusitanian before either Jew or Saracen had seen the Rock of Gibraltar.
"The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies"
Robert Gordon Latham
A lusitanian of gigantic stature ran over the tables, carrying a man in each hand at arm's length, and spitting out fire through his nostrils.
"Salammbo"
Gustave Flaubert
The ruin on that lofty peak, and which covers part of the side of that precipitous steep, was once the principal stronghold of the lusitanian Moors, and thither, long after they had disappeared, at a particular moon of every year, were wont to repair wild santons of Maugrabie, to pray at the tomb of a famous Sidi, who slumbers amongst the rocks.
"The Bible in Spain"
George Borrow

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