Hyblaean

• Hyblean (more recent)
• Hyblæan (archaic)

Borrowed from French Hybléen, via Latin hyblaeus, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὑβλαῖος (hublaîos, “Hyblaean”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /haɪˈbliː.ən/

Hyblaean (comparative more Hyblaean, superlative most Hyblaean)

1. Of, from or relating to the Hyblaean Mountains in southeastern Sicily, Italy.
2. (historical) Of, from or relating to Hybla, three ancient cities of Sicily, famous for their bees and honey.
3. (poetic, obsolete) Honeyed.
   • 1742, Edward Young, Night Thoughts, Night II:

     The wise extract earth's most Hyblean bliss,

     Superior wisdom, crown'd with smiling joy.

Hyblaean (countable and uncountable, plural Hyblaeans)

1. (countable) A native or inhabitant of the Hyblaean Mountains in southeastern Sicily.
2. (uncountable, cooking) A style of cuisine or individual dishes of or associated with the same area or Hyblaean people. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Hyblaean

1. The dialects of Sicily spoken in the Hyblaean Mountains.