Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

I.a people of Aquitania, about the mouth of the Garumna, opposite to Burdigala, now Saintes, in the Départ. Charente Inférieure: “Santones,” Caes. B. G. 1, 11 fin.: “Santonis,” id. ib. 3, 11 fin.; 7, 75, 3; Mel. 3, 2, 7; Tac. A. 6, 7; Aus. Ep. 11 fin.—Gen. Santonum, Caes. B. G. 1, 10; Plin. 9, 5, 4, § 10: “Santonorum,” Aus. Ep. 15, 11.—In sing.: Santŏnus , Luc. 1, 422 Corte; Aus. Ep. 24, 79.—Hence, Santŏnĭcus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Santoni, Santonian: “Oceanus,” Tib. 1, 7, 10 (Müll. Sanctonicus); cf. “salum,” Aus. Ep. 9, 31: “aestus,” id. Idyll. 10, 463: “campi,” id. Ep. 14, 2: “tellus,” id. Parent 21, 7: urbs, i. e. their capital, Mediolanum, id. Ep. 8, 3: “bardocucullus,” Mart. 14, 128: “cucullus,” Juv. 8, 145: “absinthium,” Plin. 27, 7, 28, § 45; “also called virga,” Mart. 9, 95, 1; “and, herba,” Scrib. Comp. 141.