Silures

[ sil-yuh-reez ]

/ ˈsɪl yəˌriz /

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plural noun

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

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Words nearby Silures

siloed, Silone, siloxane, silt, siltstone, Silures, Silurian, silurid, silva, Silvadine, silvan

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How to use Silures in a sentence

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
The Silures were not reduced by the loss of Caractacus, and the great defeat they had suffered.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VII. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
All that you urge against the Trinobantes and the tribes of Kent the Silures might urge with equal force against us.
Beric the Briton|G. A. Henty
The Silures were defeated in 50, the Decangi in 58, the Ordovices in 78.
A Short History of Wales|Owen M. Edwards

This was the renowned region of the Silures, inhabited by three powerful tribes.
Old English Chronicles|Various

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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