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Arverni

/ɑːɹˈvɜːɹnaɪ/

Arverni noun: an ancient, powerful Gallic tribe living in what is now the Auvergne region of France, who opposed the Romans on several occasions.

Noun

Arverni pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) An ancient, powerful Gallic tribe living in what is now the Auvergne region of France, who opposed the Romans on several occasions.
    • The vast plateau of the Massif Central was still the fortress it had been when the Arverni tribes held out against the Romans. Its rivers were unnavigable and its links to the rest of France practically non-existent.2007, Graham Robb, “Chapter 1: The Undiscovered Continent”, in The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography, W.W. Norton and Company, →ISBN, page 21
    Synonyms:
    Arvern, Arvernian

Synonyms of Arverni

Forms of Arverni

alternative formAverni

Origin of Arverni

Unadapted borrowing from Latin Arvernī m pl.

Questions about Arverni

What does Arverni mean?
Arverni means an ancient, powerful Gallic tribe living in what is now the Auvergne region of France, who opposed the Romans on several occasions.
What part of speech is Arverni?
Arverni is a noun.
How do you pronounce Arverni?
Arverni is pronounced /ɑːɹˈvɜːɹnaɪ/.

Words near Arverni in the dictionary

  1. arvells
  2. Arvelo
  3. Arvelos
  4. arvels
  5. Arvern
  6. Arverni
  7. Arvernia
  8. Arvernian
  9. Arvernians
  10. Arverns
  11. Arviat

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