Home › Words › A › atellanatellanatellan means of, from, or pertaining to Atella in ancient Italy.EtymologyFrom Latin Atellanus, from Atella (“an ancient town of the Osci, in Campania”).adjOf, from, or pertaining to Atella in ancient Italy.nounA kind of farcical drama performed at Atella.Someone from AtellaDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.atlantal 60% match — Relating to the atlas. vs atellan →aetolian 59% match — Of or relating to Aetolia. vs atellan →althean 59% match — Of, descending from, pertaining to or resembling the mythological Althea. vs atellan →attilanic 59% match — Relating to Attila the Hun. vs atellan →atlantan 58% match — Of or pertaining to Atlanta vs atellan →alemanni 57% match — A group of Germanic peoples living between the Rhine, Main, and Danube Rivers from the third to the sixth century. vs atellan →etnean 57% match — Pertaining to Etna, a volcano in Sicily. vs atellan →anatolian 56% match — Of or pertaining to Anatolia or its people, culture, etc. vs atellan →