Carnacian

adjective

Car·​na·​cian

(ˈ)kär¦nāshən

: of or relating to a late period in neolithic culture characterized by many-chambered dolmens

Word History

Etymology

Carnac, town in Brittany, France, the locality of its type station + English -ian

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