Pompeian noun¹ & adjective¹. [pɒm'peɪǝn, -'pi:ǝn] E17.
[Latin Pompeianus, from Pompeius (see below).]
A. noun. A follower of the Roman statesman Pompey (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, 106-48 BC) or of his son. E17.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to Pompey or his party. E19.

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Pompeian noun² & adjective². [pɒm'peɪǝn, -'pi:ǝn] Also Pompeiian. E19.
[from Pompeii (see below) + -AN.]
A. noun. A native or inhabitant of Pompeii, an Italian town buried in AD 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius and now excavated. E19.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to Pompeii; characteristic or imitative of its architecture or painting, esp. its frescoes. M19.
Pompeian red a shade of red resembling that found on the walls of houses in Pompeii.

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