nuraghe

American  

[noo-rah-gey] / nuˈrɑ geɪ /

noun

nuraghi, plural nuraghes plural

1. any of the large, tower-shaped, prehistoric stone structures found in Sardinia and dating from the second millennium b.c. to the Roman conquest of Sardinia in 238 b.c.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nuraghic
  adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

• nuraghi
  plural
• nuraghes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of nuraghe

First recorded in 1820–30; from Sardinian; of obscure origin (presumably pre- Latin )

Example Sentences

The island’s landscape of wrinkled, ancient looking mountains and rugged but gorgeous coastlines is dotted with mysterious millennia-old stone structures called nuraghe.

From New York Times • May 27, 2015

Each nuraghe formed the centre of a group of stone huts.

From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by Peet, T. Eric (Thomas Eric)

Elevation, section and plan of a Sardinian nuraghe 83 18.  

From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by Peet, T. Eric (Thomas Eric)

All the nuraghi stand in commanding situations overlooking large tracts of country, and the more important a position is from the strategical point of view the stronger will be the nuraghe which defends it.

From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by Peet, T. Eric (Thomas Eric)

Another village, that which surrounds the nuraghe of Su Chiai, was protected by a wall of huge stones.

From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by Peet, T. Eric (Thomas Eric)