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fanum

fanum noun: the site of an Ancient Roman temple or shrine.

Noun

fanum (plural fana)

  1. (historical) The site of an Ancient Roman temple or shrine.

Forms of fanum

pluralfana

Origin of fanum

Borrowed from Latin fānum (“shrine”). Doublet of fane.

Questions about fanum

What does fanum mean?
Fanum means the site of an Ancient Roman temple or shrine.
What part of speech is fanum?
Fanum is a noun.
What is the plural of fanum?
The plural of fanum is fana.

Words near fanum in the dictionary

  1. fantrepreneurs
  2. fantroll
  3. fantrolls
  4. Fantroy
  5. Fantroys
  6. fanum
  7. fanventure
  8. fanventures
  9. fanvid
  10. fanvidder
  11. fanvidders

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