Centuripae

Centŭrĭpae, ārum, f. (or perh. -a, ōrum, n.; access. form Centŭrĭpīnum, i, n., Mel. 2, 7, 16), = Kentoripa, ta, Thuc., a very old town in Sicily, near Ætna, now Centorbi, Sil. 14, 204 (al. leg. Centăripe); Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 86.—Hence,

II.

Centŭ-rĭpīnus, a, um, adj., of Centuripœ:

legati,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 49, § 120:

populus,

id. ib. 2, 2, 58, § 143;

2, 3, 45, § 108: crocum,

Plin. 21, 6, 17, § 31.—And subst.: Centŭrĭpī-ni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Centuripœ, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 23, § 50; 2, 3, 45, § 108; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.