"domus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: domus [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin domus. Doublet of dome and duomo. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|domus}} Borrowed from Latin domus, {{doublet|en|dome|duomo}} Doublet of dome and duomo Head templates: {{en-noun|domus}} domus (plural domus)
  1. (anthropology, archaeology) A farmstead with its people, plants and animals, considered as a unit. Categories (topical): Anthropology, Archaeology
    Sense id: en-domus-en-noun-U3Lytq~q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 2 2 2 18 2 2 19 13 18 1 Topics: anthropology, archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
  2. (dated) In the UK a college (or collectively its fellows) in Cambridge or Oxford. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-domus-en-noun-gpbi2BXf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: domus de janas
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