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proper noun

Oenōtrĭa

Meaning

  1. the extreme south-eastern part of Italy

Oenōtrĭa, ae, f., = Οἰνωτρία.
I. Lit., the extreme south-eastern part of Italy, in the oldest geography of that country (afterwards the territory of the Bruttians and Lucanians): Oenotria dicta est vel a vino optimo, quod in Italiā nascitur, vel ut Varro dicit ab Oenotro rege Sabinorum. Alii Itali fratrem Oenotrum tradunt ex Arcadiā in Italiam venisse cum Pelasgis et-eam sibi cognominem fuisse, Serv. Verg. A. 1, 532.—
II. Transf., poet., Italy, in gen., Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 2, 262; so id. ib. 146.— Hence,
A. Oenōtrĭdes, um, f., islands near Velia, Plin. 3, 7, 13, § 85.—
B. Oenō-trĭus, a, um, adj., = Ὀινώτριος, Œnotrian; poet. for Italian, Roman: Oenotria tellus, Verg. A. 7, 85: jura, Sil. 1, 2: tecta, id. 13, 713.—
C. Oenōtrus, a, um, adj., = Oenotrius: Oenotri coluere viri, Verg. A. 1, 532: terrae, Sil. 9, 473: orae, id. 8, 221: fines, id. 13, 51.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyOenotriaOenotria (Οἰνωτρία), was the name given by the Greeks in very early times to the southernmost portion of Italy. That country was inhabited at the peri…

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What does Oenōtrĭa mean in Latin?
Oenōtrĭa, a proper noun, means “the extreme south-eastern part of Italy”.