Liparian

adjective

Li·​par·​i·​an

lə̇ˈperēən,

-pa(a)r-,

-pār-

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lipari Islands

Word History

Etymology

Lipari islands, group of islands in the Tyrrhenian sea off the coast of Sicily + English -an

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