Pom|pei|an

Pom|pei|an
Pom|pei|an «pom PAY uhn, -PEE-», adjective, noun.
–adj.
of or having to do with Pompeii, an ancient city of southeastern Italy, or its people. Pompeii was buried by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.
–n.
a native or inhabitant of Pompeii.

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