Villanovan

[ vil-uh-noh-vuh n ]

/ ˌvɪl əˈnoʊ vən /

Also Vil·la·no·va. of or relating to the early Iron Age culture of northern Italy, characterized by lake dwellings.

a member of this people.

Origin of Villanovan

after Villanova, a town in NE Italy; see -an

He won a scholarship to Villanova and ended up here in Lawrence.

Freedom From Fear for Dreamer Kids |Mike Barnicle |November 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Euler, 23, from the Villanova section of Montgomery County, was a star lacrosse player from The Haverford School.

From Frat Boys to Criminals: Two College Elites' Scarface Dreams |Olivia Nuzzi |April 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
At about the same time, Arnold of Villanova was teaching medicine at Paris and paying special attention to chemistry.

The Popes and Science |James J. Walsh
Arnold of Villanova was one of the most prolific writers of the Middle Ages.

The Evolution of Modern Medicine |William Osler

From one of the best-known sites in that city their culture has been called that of Villanova.

The Bronze Age and the Celtic World |Harold Peake
Hallstatt and Villanova, Watsch and Bologna, are almost identical culturally.

Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, May 1899 |Various
The Villanova University copy that this text was prepared from contains several handwritten corrections.

History of the Catholic Church in Paterson, N.J. |Charles A. Shriner

Villanovan

/ (ˌvɪləˈnəʊvən) /

of or relating to an early Iron Age culture near Bologna, Italy, characterized by the use of bronze and the primitive use of iron

a member of this culture

C19: named after the NE Italian town of Villanova, where the first remains of the culture were excavated in 1853