Silures

[ sil-yuh-reez ]

/ ˈsɪl yəˌriz /

plural noun

a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.

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Examples from the Web for silures

Here was quartered the second Augustan legion, and this was the principal Roman town in the country of the Silures.
The Rivers of Great Britain; Rivers of the South and West Coasts|Various
Silures, one of the ancient British tribes occupying the SE.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood
Its position was favourable for the coercion of the wild Silures.
The Towns of Roman Britain|James Oliver Bevan
He subdued the Silures, and held the other native tribes in check till he was superseded by Agricola .
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2|Various

Gwent, the appellation of the district in Wales inhabited by the Silures, comprised the diocese of Landav.
Bundling; Its Origin, Progress and Decline in America|Henry Reed Stiles

British Dictionary definitions for silures

Silures

/ (saɪˈlʊəriːz) /

pl n

a powerful and warlike tribe of ancient Britain, living chiefly in SE Wales, who fiercely resisted Roman invaders in the 1st century a.d

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