Hercynian

English

Etymology

From Latin Hercynia silva, Hercynius saltus (“the Hercynian forest”).

Adjective

Hercynian (not comparable)

(geography) Of or relating to the Hercynian Forest, an extensive forest in ancient Germany.

Translations

of or relating to the Hercynian Forest region

Portuguese: herciniano, hercínico, hercínio

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for Hercynian in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

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