proper nounBassānĭaBASSANIA☆ KeepMeaninga town in IllyriaLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879BASSANIALEWIS & SHORTBASSANIABassānĭa, ae, f., I. a town in Illyria, now Elbassan, Liv. 44, 30, 7.—Hence, Bas-sānītae, ārum, m., the inhabitants of Bassania, Liv. 44, 30, 13 and 15.Read the whole entry