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sar·din·i·an I. \särˈdinēən, sȧˈd-, -inyən\ noun (-s) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Sardinia, island in the Mediterranean west of the Italian peninsula + English -an 1. : a native or inhabitant of Sardinia 2. : the Romance language of central and southern Sardinia II. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: in sense 1, alteration (influenced by Latin sardinianus of Sardinia) of sardonian; in other senses, from Latin sardinianus, from Sardinia + -anus -an 1. obsolete : sardonic < Sardinian laughter > 2. a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean sea b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Sardinians 3. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Sardinian language |