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vicus

vicus noun: a small civilian settlement outside a Roman fort.

Noun

vicus (plural vici)

  1. (historical) A small civilian settlement outside a Roman fort.
    • The compital shrines stood at primary crossroads in the vici and received sacrifices during the annual Compitalia Festival.2011, Brenda Longfellow, Roman Imperialism and Civic Patronage

Forms of vicus

pluralvici

Origin of vicus

Borrowed from Latin vīcus (“village”). Doublet of wick.

Questions about vicus

What does vicus mean?
Vicus means a small civilian settlement outside a Roman fort.
What part of speech is vicus?
Vicus is a noun.
What is the plural of vicus?
The plural of vicus is vici.

Words near vicus in the dictionary

  1. Victwardian
  2. vicugna
  3. vicugnas
  4. vicuna
  5. vicunas
  6. vicus
  7. vicuña
  8. vicuñas
  9. vid
  10. vid lit
  11. vid.

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