Noricum

[ nawr-i-kuhm, nor- ]

noun

1. an ancient Roman province in central Europe, roughly corresponding to the part of Austria south of the Danube.

Noricum

/ ˈnɒrɪkəm /

noun

1. an Alpine kingdom of the Celts, south of the Danube: comprises present-day central Austria and parts of Bavaria; a Roman province from about 16 bc

Example Sentences

The part next to Gaul is wetter, and that next to Pannonia and Noricum higher and more windy.

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The Vandals and Alans might also about this time extend themselves into Noricum.

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To-day, in Rome, it is easier to get a half-plate of fresh mushrooms from Noricum than to find such.

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Tradition says from Gaul, but the sifted evidence points to the Danube north of the later province of Noricum.

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Sometimes the iron, by reason of the excellency of the ore, is wrought into steel, as to-day in Noricum.

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