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Verulamium

Verulamium proper noun: a town in Britannia, Roman Empire. An ancient town in Roman Britain, sited in the southwest of the modern city of St Albans in Hertfordshire, England, UK.

Proper noun

Verulamium

  1. (historical) A town in Britannia, Roman Empire. An ancient town in Roman Britain, sited in the southwest of the modern city of St Albans in Hertfordshire, England, UK.
    • The first Christian martyr in Britain was called Alban. He lived in the town called Verulamium.1905, Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall, Our Island Story, page 26

Origin of Verulamium

From Latin Verulamium, the name of the Roman settlement on the same site.

Questions about Verulamium

What does Verulamium mean?
Verulamium means a town in Britannia, Roman Empire. An ancient town in Roman Britain, sited in the southwest of the modern city of St Albans in Hertfordshire, England, UK.
What part of speech is Verulamium?
Verulamium is a proper noun.

Words near Verulamium in the dictionary

  1. vertù
  2. Veruca
  3. Verulae
  4. Verulam
  5. Verulamian
  6. Verulamium
  7. Verulan
  8. Verulans
  9. veruled
  10. verumontana
  11. verumontanum

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