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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SAMNITE

in ancient Italy.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SAMNITE

Samnite play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAMNITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Samnite can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SAMNITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Samnite

Samnite is an adjective meaning "having to do with ancient Samnium." Samnite can also mean ▪ Samnites, the people of ancient Samnium ▪ Samnite, a gladiator who fought with the equipment and in the manner of a Samnite soldier ▪ Samnite Wars, wars between the Roman Republic and the Samnites...

Definition of Samnite in the English dictionary

The definition of Samnite in the dictionary is a member of an Oscan-speaking people of the S Apennines, who clashed repeatedly with Rome between 350 bc and 200 bc. Other definition of Samnite is of or relating to this people.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAMNITE

Sammarinese
sammed
sammies
samming
sammy
samnitis
Samnium
Samoa
Samoa Islands
Samoan
Samos
samosa
Samothrace
samovar
Samoyed
Samoyedic

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAMNITE

aconite
amblygonite
belemnite
definite
finite
granite
ignite
ilmenite
indefinite
infinite
kaolinite
kryptonite
Mennonite
nite
reunite
taconite
tanzanite
tonite
unite
Venite

Synonyms and antonyms of Samnite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Samnite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAMNITE

Find out the translation of Samnite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Samnite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Samnite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

萨姆尼特
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Samnite
570 millions of speakers

English

Samnite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सामनाईट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Samnite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самнит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

samnita
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Samnite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

samnite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Samnite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

samnite
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サムニウム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Samnite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Samnite
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

samnite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Samnite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Samnite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Samnite
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sannita
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Samnite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

самніт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Samnite
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Samnite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Samnite
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

samnite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

samnitske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Samnite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAMNITE»

The term «Samnite» is regularly used and occupies the 99.868 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAMNITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Samnite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAMNITE»

Discover the use of Samnite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Samnite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Samnium and the Samnites
The author describes Samnium and the language of the Samnites, then reconstructs their culture, religion, economy and governmental system. Professor Salmon discusses their policy in Italy and their relations with Rome.
E. T. Salmon, 1967
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Samnite Semantics
Rinaldo Pilla. watering. However, the reading will also present interlingual and intercultural parallels to further validate the thesis contained in this article. This study is primarily the result of an individual attempt to discover his or her origins,  ...
Rinaldo Pilla, 2012
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Samnium: Samnite Cities, Samnite Tribes, Samnites, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, Source: Wikipedia, 2010
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The Roman Amphitheatre: From Its Origins to the Colosseum
The two main arguments are (1) that gladiatorial games were Etruscan in origin and (2) that they originated in the Osco-Samnite cultures of South Italy. An Osco- Samnite origin for these games, which was first proposed in the early twentieth ...
Katherine E. Welch, 2007
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A Commentary on Livy, Books VI-X : Volume IV: Book X: Volume IV:
The Samnites92 Just as the Second Samnite War (327 or 326-304) had dominated the end of book viii and all of book ix, so the Third Samnite War (298- 290) dominates book x and will have dominated much of the lost book xi. It is wrong to ...
S. P. Oakley, 2005
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International Dictionary of Historic Places: Southern Europe
Description: Originally a Samnite city called "Malies" or "Maloenton," Benevento became a Roman colony in 268 B.c The city (renamed "Beneventum") prospered during the Roman Empire at the crossroads of the Via Appia and Via Appia ...
Trudy Ring, Robert M. Salkin, Sharon La Boda, 1995
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The Houses of Roman Italy, 100 B.C.-A.D. 250: Ritual, Space, ...
Samnite House, plan with mosaics indicated. By Donald Bacigalupi, after Maiuri, Ercolano, fig. 152. 86 24. Samnite House, facade, detail of capitals. 88 25. Samnite House, north wall of fauces, detail of landscape panel and ceiling. 89 26 .
John R. Clarke, 1991
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The Past and Future of Law
The Romans' agreement with the Samnites was dated 341 BC and had assigned the Sidicini territory, Ascan speaking, with the town Teanum to Samnite influence. However, in 337, these people attacked the Ausones of Aurunci of Cales and ...
E. O. Blunsom, 2013
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Processes of Integration and Identity Formation in the Roman ...
... when the people of capua asked their allies, the romans, for help expelling the Samnite invaders. although rome had signed a peace treaty with the Samnites in 354 bc, it responded to capua's call for help.32 this began the first Samnite War, ...
Saskia T. Roselaar, 2012
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Sabellian Demonstratives: Forms and Functions
all the Latin Republican inscriptions the important demonstrative grammeme iste appears in only two texts.119 Furthermore, the use of *esto- is documented in the Pre-Samnite example (). Estam is used as a proximal exophoric stem in a ...
Emmanuel Dupraz, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAMNITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Samnite is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients' Coming Soon - Screens & Trailer
Dynamic Campaign: Sack Rome as the Gauls! Relive the Samnite wars! Dynamic objectives adapt to your strategy allowing you to recreate history or plot your ... «WorthPlaying.com, Jun 15»
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Italy's new wave pizza
Residents of the Alto Casertano don't consider themselves remotely Neapolitan, calling their culture instead Samnite, referring to a pre-Roman tribe. The Iron ... «Australian Gourmet Traveller, Feb 15»
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The art of the possible
Having been trapped by the Samnite army amid the higher mountain valleys among the Apennines, the Roman soldiers were left with only one option: to put ... «Kathimerini, Feb 15»
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Kickstarter Game by Longbow Games Previews on Twitch
Historic sandbox objectives allows players to sack Rome as the Celts or relive the Samnite wars. Map Editor Included! For the first time in the series players get ... «VR World, Jan 15»
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The Tribal Mind: Christmas brings one alien doctor, several caring …
"You know who was in that area – the Samnites," she says. "They were this really ferocious ancient tribe that predated the Romans, and were known for being ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 14»
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Art City Looks: The Flemish tapestry in MAM's collection
It tells the story of the third-century B.C. Roman general Manius Curius Dentatus, who, having defeated the Samnites in battle, is satisfied with the glory of ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Nov 14»
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Even Gladiators Would've Changed the Redskins Name
There used to be a gladiator-fighter type called "Samnite." Rome defeated Samnium in central Italy in the fourth century BCE. Soon after, Romans mocked the ... «Huffington Post, Sep 14»
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Fancy a bear skeleton? Prehistoric bones go on sale at antique show
Flash the cash and you could pocket a classical Greek coin or squeeze into an ancient Samnite helmet. NON EXCLUSIVE PICTURE: MATRIXPICTURES.CO. «Metro, Jun 14»
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Iranian talks: American pragmatism at work
They want Tehran to surrender under demonstrably unfavourable conditions, as the Roman soldiers at Caudine Forks were compelled to do by their Samnite ... «RT, May 14»
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8 Ways Roads Helped Rome Rule the Ancient World
... or “queen of the roads”—was constructed in 312 B.C. to serve as a supply route between republican Rome and its allies in Capua during the Second Samnite ... «History, Apr 14»

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