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talaiot

talaiot is the alternative spelling of talayot.

Meaning of talayot

Noun

talayot (plural talayots)

  1. A kind of Bronze Age megalith found on the islands of Minorca and Mallorca.
    • A talayot may be square, round, oval, or stepped in form, averaging 12–20 m in diameter and containing a massive central roof pillar.2011, Michael E. Smith, The Comparative Archaeology of Complex Societies, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 147

Forms of talaiot

pluraltalaiots

Questions about talaiot

What is talaiot the alternative spelling of?
Talaiot is the alternative spelling of talayot.

Words near talaiot in the dictionary

  1. Talagrand
  2. talahib
  3. Talaibon
  4. Talaing
  5. Talaings
  6. talaiot
  7. talaiotic
  8. talaiots
  9. Talairach
  10. Talairach coordinate
  11. Talairach coordinates

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