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Hierosolymitan

adjective
Hi·er·o·sol·y·mi·tan | \ˌhī(ə)rō¦sälə¦mītᵊn\

Definition of Hierosolymitan 

: of or relating to the city of Hierosolyma (Jerusalem)

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History and Etymology for Hierosolymitan

Late Latin Hierosolymitanus, from Hierosolyma Jerusalem (from Greek Hierosolyma) + Latin -ita -ite + -anus -an

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