Pelasgian

Pelasgian
/peuh laz"jee euhn, -jeuhn, -gee euhn/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to the Pelasgians.
n.
2. a member of a prehistoric people inhabiting Greece, Asia Minor, and the islands of the eastern Mediterranean.
[1480-90; Gk Pelásgi(os) Pelasgian (Pelasg() PELASGI + -ios adj. suffix) + -AN]

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