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Lāvīnĭum , ĭi, n.,
I.a city of Latium, near the sea-coast, six Roman miles distant from Laurentum, founded by Æneas in honor of his wife Lavinia, now Pratica, Liv. 1, 1, 11; Varr. L. L. 5, § 144 Müll.; id. R. R. 2, 4, 18; Ov. M. 15, 728; Juv. 12, 71.—
II. Hence,
A. Lāvīnĭus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Lavinium, Lavinian: “arva,Verg. A. 4, 236: “litora,id. ib. 1, 2; Prop. 2, 25 (3, 32), 64.—
B. Lāvīnĭenses , ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Lavinium, Lavinians, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 18.
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    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 15.728
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