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noun

Ămestrătus

gen. Ămestrăti · gender feminine · decl. 2nd
a town on the north coast of Sicily; Mistretta; the inhabitants of Amestratus
a town on the north coast of Sicily, mentioned only by Cic. and Steph. B., now Mistretta, is prob. the same place as the Amastra of Sil. 14, 267; Cic. Verr. 3, 39, 43; Steph. B. s. v.—Hence, ămestrătīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Amestratus, Cic. Verr. 3, 39, 89.
Perseus ID: n2217 Key: Amestratus