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castellum

castellum noun: a small Roman detached fort or fortlet used as a watch tower or signal station.

Noun

castellum (plural castella or castellums)

  1. (historical) A small Roman detached fort or fortlet used as a watch tower or signal station.

Forms of castellum

pluralcastella
pluralcastellums

Origin of castellum

Learned borrowing from Latin castellum. Doublet of cashel, castell, castle, and château.

Questions about castellum

What does castellum mean?
Castellum means a small Roman detached fort or fortlet used as a watch tower or signal station.
What part of speech is castellum?
Castellum is a noun.
What is the plural of castellum?
The plural of castellum is castella.

Words near castellum in the dictionary

  1. Castellorizo
  2. castellos
  3. castells
  4. Castellucci
  5. Castelluccis
  6. castellum
  7. castellums
  8. Castellón
  9. Castellón de la Plana
  10. Castelnau
  11. Castelnau's antshrike

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