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castrum

castrum noun: among the Ancient Romans, a building or plot of land used as a military defensive position.

Noun

castrum (plural castra)

  1. (historical) Among the Ancient Romans, a building or plot of land used as a military defensive position.

Forms of castrum

pluralcastra

Plural of castrum: castra

Origin of castrum

Borrowed from Latin castrum. Doublet of Caister, Chester, ksar, and qasr.

Questions about castrum

What does castrum mean?
Castrum means among the Ancient Romans, a building or plot of land used as a military defensive position.
What part of speech is castrum?
Castrum is a noun.
What is the plural of castrum?
The plural of castrum is castra.

Words near castrum in the dictionary

  1. Castroverde
  2. Castrovian
  3. Castroville
  4. Castruita
  5. Castruitas
  6. castrum
  7. casts
  8. casts a chill
  9. casts a shadow
  10. casts about
  11. casts adrift

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