Samnite

Sam·ni·um

S0055000 (săm′nē-əm) An ancient country of central and southern Italy. The expansionist desires of its rulers led to the Samnite Wars (343-290 bc) and the ultimate defeat of Samnium by Rome.

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Sam′nite (săm′nīt′) adj. & n.

Samnite

(in ancient Italy ˈsæmnaɪt) n (Historical Terms) a member of an Oscan-speaking people of the S Apennines, who clashed repeatedly with Rome between 350 bc and 200 bcadj (Historical Terms) of or relating to this people

Sam•nite

(ˈsæm naɪt)
n. a member of an Oscan-speaking people of Samnium and adjacent regions: subjugated by the Romans in 290 b.c.

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Samnite - an Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania who clashed repeatedly with the early RomansCampania - a region of southwestern Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea including the islands of Capri and IschiaItalian - a native or inhabitant of Italy