Hierosolymitan

adjective

Hi·​er·​o·​sol·​y·​mi·​tan

ˌhī(ə)rō¦sälə¦mītᵊn

: of or relating to the city of Hierosolyma (Jerusalem)

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin Hierosolymitanus, from Hierosolyma Jerusalem (from Greek Hierosolyma) + Latin -ita -ite + -anus -an

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