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enceintes

enceintes is the plural of enceinte.

Meaning of enceinte

Noun

enceinte (plural enceintes)

  1. An enclosure.
    • These labours upon Phœnician necropoli are of great importance. [...] M. [Louis Félicien] de Saulcy, one of the first travellers who has thrown light upon these necropoli, devoted himself to a very interesting examination of the tombs of the kings, of the prophets and judges, and upon the immense...1853, Abbé de St. Michon [i.e., Jean-Hippolyte Michon], chapter XIV, in [anonymous], transl., Narrative of a Religious Journey in the East in 1850 and 1851, London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page...
  2. The line of works forming the main enclosure of a fortress.
  3. The area or town enclosed by a line of fortification.
    • S. W. Williams
      The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their enceinte.

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Questions about enceintes

What is enceintes the plural of?
Enceintes is the plural of enceinte.

Words near enceintes in the dictionary

  1. encaves
  2. encaving
  3. encebollado
  4. encebollados
  5. enceinte
  6. enceintes
  7. Enceladan
  8. Enceladans
  9. Enceladean
  10. Enceladeans
  11. Enceladus

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