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castro

nounmasculinegeneral usecommon/ˈkaʃtɾu/cas·tro

Definition

1

A fortified Iron Age settlement, characteristic of the northwestern Iberian Peninsula.

Usage examples

Archaeologists studied a castro in the Serra da Estrela.
Castro de São Lourenço is an important historical site.

Common combinations

Iron Age castropre-Roman castroruins of a castro