"Policastro" meaning in Italian

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Proper name

IPA: /po.liˈkas.tro/
Rhymes: -astro Etymology: Habitational surname for someone from either Policastro Bussentino or Petilia Policastro, from Byzantine Greek Πολύκαστρον (Polúkastron), a compound of πολύς (polús, “much, many”) + κάστρον (kástron, “fort, castle”). Etymology templates: {{der|it|gkm|Πολύκαστρον}} Byzantine Greek Πολύκαστρον (Polúkastron) Head templates: {{it-proper noun|mfbysense}} Policastro m or f by sense
  1. a surname transferred from the place name Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
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