Molossian
/məˈlɒsɪən/noun
1A native or inhabitant of Molossia in ancient Epirus.
2A Molossian dog.
adjective
1Of or relating to Molossia in ancient Epirus.
2Designating or relating to a breed of large dog resembling a mastiff, said to have originated in Molossia in ancient Epirus.
Origin
Mid 16th century. From ancient Greek Μολοσσία, the name of a district in the centre of Epirus, a region of ancient Greece now forming part of north-western Greece and southern Albania + -an. Compare -ian.
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