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vallum

/ˈvæləm/

vallum noun: a rampart; a wall, as in a fortification.

Noun

vallum (plural vallums or valla)

  1. (Ancient-Rome, historical) A rampart; a wall, as in a fortification.
  2. The eyebrow.

vallum meaning in Tamil and Urdu

vallum in Tamil

வள்ளம்

vallum in Urdu

رومی فصیل, رومی حصار

Forms of vallum

pluralvallums
pluralvalla

Origin of vallum

From Latin vallum. Doublet of wall comes from this word via a Proto-Germanic borrowing from Latin.

Questions about vallum

What does vallum mean?
Vallum means a rampart; a wall, as in a fortification.
What is vallum in Tamil?
Vallum in Tamil is வள்ளம். See Vallum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vallum?
Vallum is a noun.
How do you pronounce vallum?
Vallum is pronounced /ˈvæləm/.
What is the plural of vallum?
The plural of vallum is vallums.

Words near vallum in the dictionary

  1. valloniids
  2. Vallorbe
  3. Vallorcine
  4. Vallot
  5. Vallow
  6. vallum
  7. Vallumbrosan
  8. Vallumbrosans
  9. Vallumbrosian
  10. Vallumbrosians
  11. vallums

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Adapted from Wiktionary: vallum (page history and authors); vallum (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vallum (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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