La Tène

English

Etymology

From French La Tène.

Proper noun

La Tène

1. A Swiss commune.
2. A European Iron Age culture, apparently Celtic.

Translations

a European Iron Age culture

Anagrams

• lateen

French

Etymology

"The shallows," from Latin tenuis (“shallow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la tɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Proper noun

La Tène f

1. La Tène (a town and municipality of Neuchâtel canton, Switzerland)

Descendants

• English: La Tène

Further reading

• The Encyclopædia Britannica: a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information, Volume 16