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Ġgantija

Ġgantija proper noun: a period of the Neolithic in Malta during which megalithic temples were built.

Proper noun

Ġgantija

  1. (rare) A period of the Neolithic in Malta during which megalithic temples were built.

Origin of Ġgantija

Named after the Ġgantija temple complex, from Maltese ġgantija, from ġgant (“giant”).

Questions about Ġgantija

What does Ġgantija mean?
Ġgantija means a period of the Neolithic in Malta during which megalithic temples were built.
What part of speech is Ġgantija?
Ġgantija is a proper noun.

Words near Ġgantija in the dictionary

  1. ĕ
  2. ė
  3. ġ
  4. ġbejna
  5. ġbejniet
  6. Ġgantija
  7. ĩ
  8. ī
  9. Īrān
  10. ĭ
  11. Łask

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