"vicus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vici [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin vīcus (“village”). Doublet of wick. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|vīcus|t=village}} Borrowed from Latin vīcus (“village”), {{doublet|en|wick}} Doublet of wick Head templates: {{en-noun|vici}} vicus (plural vici)
  1. (historical) A small civilian settlement outside a Roman fort. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-vicus-en-noun-1WUiRWcn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 70 21 4 5

Inflected forms

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