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Averni

Averni is the alternative form of Arverni.

Meaning of Arverni

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

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Averni is the alternative form of Arverni.

Words near Averni in the dictionary

  1. avermectin
  2. avermectins
  3. averment
  4. averments
  5. Avernal
  6. Averni
  7. Avernian
  8. Avernus
  9. averos
  10. averot
  11. averoth

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