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Lepontian, n. and a.|lɪˈpɒntɪən|
[f. L. Lēponti-i a people of Cisalpine Gaul + -an.]
A. n. A native or inhabitant of the Lepontine Alps.
B. adj. = *Lepontine a.
1565A. Golding tr. Cæsar's Gallic War iv. f. 89, Now the Rhyne ryseth among the Lepontians who inhabit the Alpes. 1857E. H. Bunbury in W. Smith Dict. Greek & Roman Geogr. II. 161/1 The name of Alpes Lepontiae, or Lepontian Alps, is generally given by modern geographers to the part of this chain extending from Monte Rosa to the St. Gothard; but there is no ancient authority for this use. 1921Philologica I. 38 (heading) The Lepontian personal names in -alo-s and some remarks on the Lydian inscriptions. |
