SILCHESTER

Meaning of SILCHESTER in English

the site of an ancient Roman town near Reading in southern England. It was an important regional centre from the second to the fourth century, and contains the remains of many Roman temples.

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SILCHESTER — County: Hampshire Post Code: RG7
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SILCHESTER — Silchester BrE AmE ˈsɪltʃ ɪst ə -əst-; ˈsɪl tʃest ə AmE \ - ə r
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BELGAE — any of the inhabitants of Gaul north of the Sequana and Matrona (Seine and Marne) rivers. The term was apparently …
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BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE — borough and district, administrative and historic county of Hampshire, England, west-southwest of London. The borough is largely rural but includes …
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HAMPSHIRE — n. Administrative (pop., 2001: 1,240,032), geographic, and historic county, south-central England. It lies on the English Channel; Winchester is the …
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BERKSHIRE — n. Geographic county, southern England. It occupies the river valleys of the middle Thames and its tributary, the Kennet, immediately …
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BELGAE — n. Inhabitants of Gaul north of the Sequana ( Seine ) and Matrona ( Marne ) rivers. The term was …
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