CAPSIAN


Meaning of CAPSIAN in English

[ 'kapsɪən ]

■ adjective Archaeology relating to or denoting a Palaeolithic culture of North Africa and southern Europe, dated to c. 8000–4500 BC.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from L. Capsa (now Gafsa in Tunisia), where objects from this culture were found, + -ian .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.