grimaldian

\\grə̇ˈmäldēən, -mȯl-\ adjective

Usage: usually capitalized G

Etymology: Grimaldi (race) + -an

: of or relating to the Grimaldi race

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/gri mahl"dee euhn, -mawl"-/, adj.

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an Upper Paleolithic cultural epoch in northwestern Italy.

[1930-35; after the Grimaldi caves, Italy + -AN]