Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

castrum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: cas-trum
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Among the Ancient Romans, a building or plot of land used as a military defensive position.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin castrum. Doublet of Caister, Chester, ksar, and qasr.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: castrum

Inflected Forms

castra (plural)

Questions

What does castrum mean?: Among the Ancient Romans, a building or plot of land used as a military defensive position.
Where does castrum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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