oppidum.

A fortified town or substantial settlement, especially one associated with Iron Age Celtic communities or described in Roman accounts.

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Words that belong together

• a hilltop oppidum
• the walls of an oppidum

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The hilltop oppidum overlooked the route the traders used.

The narrator reached the oppidum before its outer gate was closed.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Singular oppidum; plural oppida. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.