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schantzes

schantzes is the plural of schantze.

Meaning of schantze

Noun

schantze (plural schantzes)

  1. (obsolete) A type of stone fortification.
    • After proceeding some distance — about three miles this side of Norton's farm — the advance scouts were fired on from schantzes in a kopje adjoining the road.1898, Reports on the Native Disturbances in Rhodesia, 1896-97, page 102

Proper noun capitalized: Schantzes

Schantzes

  1. (plural) plural of Schantz

Questions about schantzes

What is schantzes the plural of?
Schantzes is the plural of schantze.
What part of speech is schantzes?
Schantzes is a proper noun.

Words near schantzes in the dictionary

  1. Schaners
  2. Schank
  3. Schanks
  4. Schantz
  5. schantze
  6. schantzes
  7. Schanz
  8. schanze
  9. schanzes
  10. schapbachite
  11. schapendoes

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