"castrum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: castra [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin castrum. Doublet of Caister and Chester. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|castrum}} Latin castrum, {{doublet|en|Caister|Chester}} Doublet of Caister and Chester Head templates: {{en-noun|castra}} castrum (plural castra)
  1. (historical) Among the Ancient Romans, a building or plot of land used as a military defensive position. Wikipedia link: en:castrum Tags: historical Categories (topical): Ancient Rome
    Sense id: en-castrum-en-noun-pIoodn2D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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