NAUMACHIA


Meaning of NAUMACHIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ nȯ-ˈmā-kē-ə, -ˈma- ]

noun

( plural nau·ma·chi·ae -kē-ˌē, -kē-ˌī ; or -chi·as )

Etymology: Latin, from Greek, naval battle, from naus ship + machesthai to fight — more at nave

Date: 1596

1. : an ancient Roman spectacle representing a naval battle

2. : a place for naumachiae

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