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10 Language-to-English DictionariesQuinquereme
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kvɪŋkuəˈʁeːmə
"Die Quinquereme war ein wichtiges Kriegsschiff in der Antike."
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An ancient Greek or Roman galley with five banks of oars or five rowers to each oar.
"The fleet was composed of powerful quinqueremes that dominated Mediterranean naval warfare."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin quinquerēmis, combining quinque meaning 'five' and rēmus meaning 'oar'. This historical naval term entered the English language in the 19th century to describe ancient Mediterranean war galleys.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Quinquereme" is said worldwide
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quinquérème
Transliteration: kɛ̃.ke.ʁɛm
"La flotte romaine était équipée de puissantes quinquérèmes."
Quinquereme
Transliteration: kvɪŋkuəˈʁeːmə
"Die Quinquereme war ein wichtiges Kriegsschiff in der Antike."
quinquereme
Transliteration: kwin.kweˈrɛ.me
"La quinquereme era una nave da guerra formidabile."
quinquerreme
Transliteration: kiŋkeˈrreme
"Los cartagineses construyeron una gran flota de quinquerremes."
quinquerreme
Transliteration: kĩ.keˈʁẽ.mi
"A quinquerreme era usada nas batalhas navais da antiguidade."
पंचरिम
Transliteration: pancharim
"प्राचीन काल में पंचरिम एक शक्तिशाली युद्धपोत हुआ करता था।"
五桨座战船
Transliteration: wǔ jiǎng zuò zhàn chuán
"五桨座战船是地中海古代的重要海军力量。"
오단노선
Transliteration: odan-noseon
"오단노선은 고대 해전에서 강력한 군함이었다."
五段櫂船
Transliteration: godangaisen
"五段櫂船は古代ローマの重要な軍艦でした。"
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