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dolia

dolia is the plural of dolium.

Meaning of dolium

Noun

dolium (plural dolia)

  1. (historical) A large earthenware vessel used for the storage and transportation of goods (especially wine an olive oil) in the ancient Western Mediterranean.
    • From the time of John, the Tower seems to have been used as an arsenal, suits of armour, siege engines, and iron fetters being kept there; and in 1213 we find John drawing from the stores in the fortress thirty "dolia" or casks of wine, and also giving orders that "bacones nostros qui sunt apud...1908, P. H. Ditchfield, editor, Memorials of Old London, volume 1

Noun

dolia (plural dolias)

  1. An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 44 milligrams.

Forms of dolia

pluraldolias

Origin of dolia

From Russian до́ля (dólja).

Questions about dolia

What does dolia mean?
Dolia means an old Russian unit of weight, approximately 44 milligrams.
What is dolia the plural of?
Dolia is the plural of dolium.
What part of speech is dolia?
Dolia is a noun.
What is the plural of dolia?
The plural of dolia is dolias.

Words near dolia in the dictionary

  1. Dolhasca
  2. Dolhești
  3. Dolho
  4. doli
  5. doli incapax
  6. dolia
  7. dolias
  8. dolich-
  9. dolichantosin
  10. Doliche
  11. dolicho-

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