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Danubian, a.|dæˈnjuːbɪən|
[f. med.L. Danubius, Danuvius, Gr. Δανούβιος: see -ian.]
Of or pertaining to, bordering on, the river Danube, or pertaining to the prehistoric cultures of the surrounding region.
Danubian principalities, (Hist.) the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, now forming part of Rumania. Danubian reed, the giant reed Arundo donax, cultivated in Australia.
1847Howitt's Jrnl. I. 327/2 By these [devices] does Russia tyrannize over the Danubian principalities. 1848Thackeray Van. Fair lxvi. 600 Tyrolese glove-sellers and Danubian linen-merchants. 1875Encycl. Brit. II. 700/1 The Danubian provinces. 1876[see Serb a.]. 1878Gladstone Berlin Treaty 27 The union of the Danubian Principalities. 1909Webster, Danubian reed. 1927Peake & Fleure Priests & Kings 138 Their civilization, which in many respects resembled that of Thessaly, is known as Danubian. 1941Auden New Year Let. i. 26 The dazed uncomprehending stare Of the Danubian despair. 1957G. Clark Archaeol. & Society (ed. 3) iv. 116 A settlement of ‘Danubian’ (Neolithic) peasants on a loess patch near Cologne. |