Pelasgian

(pə laz′jē ən)

noun

any of a prehistoric people mentioned by ancient Greek authors and believed to have lived in, variously, Greece, Asia Minor, and the Aegean Islands

adjective

of the Pelasgians

See Pelasgian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A member of a people living in the region of the Aegean Sea before the coming of the Greeks.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Latin Pelasgus

Origin: , from Greek Pelasgos

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