Definition of Atestine
: of or belonging to the early Roman Iron Age culture of Ateste related to the Villanova culture but later influenced by the Etruscans
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Origin and Etymology of atestine
Latin atestinus, from Ateste, city in northeastern Italy + Latin -inus -ine
Definition of Atestine
plural -s
: one of the people of Ateste (modern Este, Italy) especially of the period 800–400 b.c.
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