nuragh

nuragh
['nʊərag]
(also nuraghe -geɪ)
noun (plural nuraghi -gi) a type of large tower-shaped stone structure found in Sardinia, dating from the Bronze and Iron Ages.
Origin
from Sardinian.

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  • nuraghe — plur. nuraghi [ nyrag; nurage, i ] n. m. • 1826 nurage; mot sarde, qu on rattache aux rac. hébraïques nour « lumière » et hag « toit » ♦ Archéol. Tour antique, en forme de cône tronqué, propre à la Sardaigne. Des nuraghi. ● nuraghe, nuraghi ou n …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • -ghi — Nuraghe Nu*ra ghe, n.; It. pl. { ghi}. Also Nuragh Nu ragh, etc.[It. dial. (Sardinia) nuraghe).] One of the prehistoric towerlike structures found in Sardinia. The so called nuraghi, conical monuments with truncated summits, 30 60 ft. in height,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nuraghe — Nu*ra ghe, n.; It. pl. { ghi}. Also Nuragh Nu ragh, etc.[It. dial. (Sardinia) nuraghe).] One of the prehistoric towerlike structures found in Sardinia. The so called nuraghi, conical monuments with truncated summits, 30 60 ft. in height, 35 100… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nuraghi — ● nuraghe, nuraghi ou nouraghe nom masculin (sarde nuraghe) Construction sarde, tour en cône tronqué qui se terminait, probablement, par une terrasse et qui servait de refuge et de forteresse à l âge du bronze (IIe millénaire avant J. C.).… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • nuraghic — adjective see nuraghe * * * nuraghˈic adjective Relating to, found in, etc nuraghi • • • Main Entry: ↑nuraghe …   Useful english dictionary

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