Ragusan
/rəˈɡuːz(ə)n/noun
1A native or inhabitant of Ragusa (Dubrovnik). Now historical.
2An extinct dialect of the Romance language Dalmatian, formerly used by natives of Ragusa.
adjective
Of or relating to Ragusa, especially to the former Republic of Ragusa (1400–1808). Now chiefly historical.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Washington (fl. 1585). From Ragusa, a historical name (originally in Italian) of the city of Dubrovnik and the surrounding province on the east coast of the Adriatic + -an. Compare post-classical Latin Ragusanus.
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- nincompoopery
- nincompoopiana
- nincompoopish
- nincompoopism
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- nine
- nine-banded armadillo
- nine days' (or seven-day or one-day) wonder
- nine-eight
- Nine-eleven
- nine-eyed
- nine-eyes
- ninefold
- nine holes
- nine-hour day
- nine-hours' day
- nine men's morris
- nine night
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- ninepence
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