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Portus Magnus

Portus Magnus proper noun: a number of ports and other places in the Roman Empire.

Proper noun

Portus Magnus

  1. (historical) A number of ports and other places in the Roman Empire.
    1. (historical) A port, a suburb of Alexandria, Egypt, Roman Empire; the Roman-era version of the Port of Alexandria.

Origin of Portus Magnus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin Portus Magnus.

Questions about Portus Magnus

What does Portus Magnus mean?
Portus Magnus means a number of ports and other places in the Roman Empire.
What part of speech is Portus Magnus?
Portus Magnus is a proper noun.

Words near Portus Magnus in the dictionary

  1. Portunus
  2. Portuondo
  3. Portuondos
  4. Portus
  5. Portus Julius
  6. Portus Magnus
  7. Portuñol
  8. Portway
  9. Portwood
  10. porty
  11. portyanka

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