Definition
To enclose or surround with a wall or walls; to wall in completely.
Etymology
From Latin circum- (around) + murare (to wall, from murus meaning wall). The verb literally means to build walls around something, creating a fortified enclosure.
Kelly Says
Medieval castle builders were essentially circummuring their towns—surrounding them with massive stone walls to keep enemies out. The word fell out of fashion, but it perfectly describes one of humanity's oldest defensive strategies that shaped how cities developed.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
ARالعربية
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
BNবাংলা
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
CACatalà
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
CSČeština
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
DADansk
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
DEDeutsch
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
ELΕλληνικά
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
ESEspañol
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
FAفارسی
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
FISuomi
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
FRFrançais
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
GUGU
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
HAHA
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
HEעברית
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
HIहिन्दी
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
HUMagyar
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
IDBahasa Indonesia
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
IGIG
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
ITItaliano
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
JA日本語
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
KKKK
circummure
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KMKM
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
KO한국어
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
MRMR
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
MSBahasa Melayu
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
MYမြန်မာ
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
NLNederlands
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
NONorsk
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
PAPA
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
PLPolski
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
PTPortuguês
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
RORomână
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
RUРусский
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
SVSvenska
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
SWKiswahili
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
TAதமிழ்
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
TEతెలుగు
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
THไทย
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
TLTL
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
TRTürkçe
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
UKУкраїнська
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
URاردو
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
VITiếng Việt
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
YOYO
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
ZH中文
circummure
sir-küm-mu-re
ZUZU
circummure
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