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naveta

naveta noun: a kind of megalithic chamber tomb, unique to the Balearic island of Minorca, with two vertical and two corbelled walls giving it the form of an upturned boat.

Noun

naveta (plural navetas)

  1. A kind of megalithic chamber tomb, unique to the Balearic island of Minorca, with two vertical and two corbelled walls giving it the form of an upturned boat.

Forms of naveta

pluralnavetas

Origin of naveta

Borrowed from Catalan naveta, diminutive of nau (“ship”).

Questions about naveta

What does naveta mean?
Naveta means a kind of megalithic chamber tomb, unique to the Balearic island of Minorca, with two vertical and two corbelled walls giving it the form of an upturned boat.
What part of speech is naveta?
Naveta is a noun.
What is the plural of naveta?
The plural of naveta is navetas.

Words near naveta in the dictionary

  1. Naver
  2. naves
  3. Naveses
  4. Navesink
  5. Navesinks
  6. naveta
  7. navetas
  8. navette
  9. navettes
  10. navew
  11. navews

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