Pompeian
or Pom·pei·ian
[ pom-pey-uh n, -pee- ]
/ pɒmˈpeɪ ən, -ˈpi- /
adjective
of or relating to Pompeii, or its culture.
pertaining to or designating a style of mural painting, examples of which have been found in or near Pompeii, Herculaneum, etc., dating from about the beginning of the 1st century b.c. to a.d. 79, characterized chiefly by the illusion of three-dimensional form organized in an architectonic structure.
noun
a native or inhabitant of Pompeii.
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Pompeiian
/ (pɒmˈpeɪən, -ˈpiː-) /
adjective
of or relating to Pompeii or its inhabitants
noun
a native or inhabitant of Pompeii