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Tarpeian Rock

Tarpeian Rock proper noun: a steep cliff of the southern summit of the Capitoline Hill, used as an execution site in Ancient Rome.

Proper noun

the Tarpeian Rock

  1. A steep cliff of the southern summit of the Capitoline Hill, used as an execution site in Ancient Rome.

Tarpeian Rock meaning in Tamil

Tarpeian Rock in Tamil

உருளிப்பாறை

Origin of Tarpeian Rock

Partial calque of Latin saxum Tarpēium, named after the Roman traitress Tarpeia.

Questions about Tarpeian Rock

What does Tarpeian Rock mean?
Tarpeian Rock means a steep cliff of the southern summit of the Capitoline Hill, used as an execution site in Ancient Rome.
What is Tarpeian Rock in Tamil?
Tarpeian Rock in Tamil is உருளிப்பாறை. See Tarpeian Rock meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Tarpeian Rock?
Tarpeian Rock is a proper noun.

Words near Tarpeian Rock in the dictionary

  1. tarpaulins
  2. tarped
  3. Tarpeia
  4. Tarpeian
  5. Tarpeian Mount
  6. Tarpeian Rock
  7. Tarpetes
  8. Tarpey
  9. Tarpey Village
  10. Tarpeys
  11. tarphyceracone

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