nuraghe
noun
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.
nuraghi
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pluralof nuraghe.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The winery also makes a delicious red from a local grape called Monica and a sea-scented white called nuraghi di Sardegna.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2023
The men had encouraged me to visit a nearby nuraghi, in an area called Foresta di Burgos.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2015
I found it marked on Google maps, and drove off down winding roads until I found a worn, peeling brown arrow-shaped sign with what looked like nuraghi symbols on it.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2015
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 T. Eric (Thomas Eric) Peet
Thus in Sardinia the round type was mostly kept for the huts and nuraghi, while the rectangular was reserved for the dolmens and Giants' Graves.
From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by T. Eric (Thomas Eric) Peet
