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moenia.

city walls, town walls, defensive walls, fortifications, ramparts, bulwarks

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmoe̯.ni.a]Classical-Latin[ˈmɛː.ni.a]
  1. city walls, town walls, defensive walls, fortifications, ramparts, bulwarks

    declension-3 · neuter · plural
  2. in general: walls, enclosure

    declension-3 · neuter · plural
Where this word comes from

A plurale tantum, from Old Latin moene, from Proto-Indo-European *móyni, from *mey- (“to strengthen”). Cognate with mūrus (“wall”).

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