"hill-fort" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hill-forts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hill-fort (plural hill-forts)
  1. A prehistoric fortification constructed on a hill. Synonyms: hill fort, hillfort Translations (fortification atop a hill): 丘堡 (qiūbǎo) (Chinese), muinaislinna (Finnish), linnavuori (Finnish), castro [masculine] (Galician), Wallburg [feminine] (German), градиште (gradište) [neuter] (Macedonian), fornborg [common-gender] (Swedish), దుర్గము (durgamu) (Telugu), bryngaer [masculine] (Welsh)

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