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castellani

castellani is the plural of castellanus.

Meaning of castellanus

Noun

castellanus (plural castellani)

  1. A cloud species which shows vertical formations giving a crenellated appearance, associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.
    • Turbulent mixing, evidenced by alto-cumulus castellanus cloud over France, also took place en route and carried dust to high altitudes.1985 February 14, Dennis Wheeler, “Saharan dust storm over England”, in New Scientist, volume 105, number 1443, page 26
    Synonyms:
    castellatus

Proper noun capitalized: Castellani

Castellani (plural Castellanis)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Forms of castellani

pluralCastellanis

Origin of castellani

Borrowed from Italian Castellani.

Questions about castellani

What does castellani mean?
Castellani means a surname from Italian.
What is castellani the plural of?
Castellani is the plural of castellanus.
What part of speech is castellani?
Castellani is a proper noun.

Words near castellani in the dictionary

  1. castell
  2. castella
  3. castellan
  4. Castellaneta
  5. Castellanetas
  6. castellani
  7. castellanies
  8. Castellanis
  9. castellano
  10. castellanos
  11. Castellanoses

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