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Verulamium

American  
[ver-yoo-ley-mee-uhm] / ˌvɛr jʊˈleɪ mi əm /

noun

  1. ancient name of St. Albans.


Verulamium British  
/ ˌvɛrʊˈleɪmɪəm /

noun

  1. the Latin name of Saint Albans

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Roman theater of Verulamium was a short drive away.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

He said after looking at Verulamium Park the producers "thought it would be ideal".

From BBC Mar. 4, 2022

Parts of Verulamium Park in St Albans in Hertfordshire were closed to the public on Thursday.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2022

Roused by Boudica, an army of Britons attacked the Romans at their principal military establishment, Camulodunum, now Colchester; in Londinium, the town that was the precursor to London; and in Verulamium, now St. Albans.

From The New Yorker Sep. 3, 2019

Bacon chose the name of Baron Verulam from the name of the old Roman city Verulamium which was afterwards called St. Albans.

From English Literature for Boys and Girls by H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth) Marshall

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