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tropaion

tropaion noun: an ancient Greek or Roman monument set up to commemorate a victory over foes, and typically shaped like a tree, sometimes with a pair of arm-like branches.

Noun

tropaion (plural tropaia)

  1. An ancient Greek or Roman monument set up to commemorate a victory over foes, and typically shaped like a tree, sometimes with a pair of arm-like branches.

Forms of tropaion

pluraltropaia

Origin of tropaion

Ancient Greek τρόπαιον (trópaion)

Questions about tropaion

What does tropaion mean?
Tropaion means an ancient Greek or Roman monument set up to commemorate a victory over foes, and typically shaped like a tree, sometimes with a pair of arm-like branches.
What part of speech is tropaion?
Tropaion is a noun.
What is the plural of tropaion?
The plural of tropaion is tropaia.

Words near tropaion in the dictionary

  1. tropaean
  2. tropaeolaceous
  3. tropaeolin
  4. tropaeolins
  5. tropaia
  6. tropaion
  7. tropak
  8. tropaks
  9. tropal
  10. tropane
  11. tropanes

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