circonvallation

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin circumvallātiōnem, from Latin circumvallō (“circumvallate; surround, encompass”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siʁ.kɔ̃.va.la.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

circonvallation f (plural circonvallations)

1. circumvallation

Further reading

• “circonvallation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.