Calabrian

From Calabria + -an.

• IPA^(key): /kəˈleɪbɹiːən/, /kəˈlæbɹiːən/

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Calabrian (not comparable)

1. Of, from or relating to Calabria, Italy.

   Synonym: Calabrese

   • 1964 November, “Beyond the Channel: Italy: New railways are authorised”, in Modern Railways, page 360:

     Much tunnelling and many bridges will be necessary in the tumbled Calabrian terrain.

Calabrian (plural Calabrians)

1. A native or inhabitant of Calabria, Italy.

Calabrian

1. The language varieties of the Calabrian people; considered (depending on the area) dialects of Neapolitan or Sicilian.
2. (geology, paleontology) A subdivision of the Pleistocene epoch.