| Noun | 1. | Etruria - an ancient country in central Italy; assimilated by the Romans by about 200 BCcountry, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD Etruscan - a native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria; the Etruscans influenced the Romans (who had suppressed them by about 200 BC) | |