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castro
nounmasculinegeneral usecommon/ˈkaʃtɾu/cas·tro
Definition
1A 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.”
Synonyms
Common combinations
Iron Age castropre-Roman castroruins of a castro