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Nov 27, 2009
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Fa•lis•can



Pronunciation: (fu-lis'kun), [key]
n.,
pl. -cans, (esp. collectively) -can for 1.

1. a member of an ancient people who inhabited southern Etruria.
2. the Italic language spoken by this people, closely related to Latin.

adj.
of or pertaining to the Faliscans or their language.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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