Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verulamium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: veru-lami-um
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Britannia, Roman Empire. An ancient town in Roman Britain, sited in the southwest of the modern city of St Albans in Hertfordshire, England, UK.

Example Sentences

"The first Christian martyr in Britain was called Alban. He lived in the town called Verulamium."

Etymology

From Latin Verulamium, the name of the Roman settlement on the same site.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Verulamium

Frequently Paired Words

Verulam

Questions

What does verulamium mean?: A town in Britannia, Roman Empire. An ancient town in Roman Britain, sited in the southwest of the modern city of St Albans in Hertfordshire, England, UK.
Where does verulamium come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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