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Pronunciation / Transliteration: muralha
"A muralha protegia a cidade contra os invasores."
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A defensive wall of a castle or walled city, having a broad top with a walkway and typically a stone parapet.
"The soldiers stood watch along the ancient stone rampart."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word 'rempart', originating from the verb 'remparer' (to fortify), which comes from Old French 're-' (back/against) and 'empirer' (to strengthen, from Latin 'parare' to prepare). It entered the English language in the late 16th century to describe defensive fortification walls.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rampart" is said worldwide
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rempart
Transliteration: rempart
"Les soldats patrouillaient sur le rempart de la ville."
Wall
Transliteration: Wall
"Die Festung war durch einen hohen Wall geschützt."
baluardo
Transliteration: baluardo
"Il castello era protetto da un solido baluardo."
muralla
Transliteration: muralla
"Los defensores se apostaron sobre la muralla."
muralha
Transliteration: muralha
"A muralha protegia a cidade contra os invasores."
प्राचीर
Transliteration: prachir
"सिपाही किले की प्राचीर पर पहरा दे रहे थे।"
城墙
Transliteration: chéngqiáng
"士兵们在城墙上巡逻。"
성벽
Transliteration: seongbyeok
"병사들이 성벽 위를 경비하고 있었다."
城壁
Transliteration: jōheki
"兵士たちが城壁の上を巡察していた。"
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