And the time was pressing, for the new queen was enceinte, and further concealment was not to be thought of.
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Enceinte
Synonyms for "enceinte" (19 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(3 words)
boundary walldefensive perimeterdefensive wall
Strong matches (6)
Related words (9)
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More general
9 entriesadult femaleconditiondefensive structureenclosurefemale humanfortificationmilitary architecturephysiological statestate
More specific
10 entriesbastioncity wallcurtain walldefensive enclosurefortress boundarygravidaprimigravidarampartsingleton pregnancytwin pregnancy
Collocations
11 entriescity enceintedefensive enceinteenceinte défensiveenceinte fortifiéeenceinte urbainefemme enceintefemme gravidefortified enceinteinner enceintemedieval enceinteouter enceinte
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
1 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
These labours upon Phœnician necropoli are of great importance. [...] M. [Louis Félicien] de Saulcy, one of the first travellers who has thrown light upon these necropoli, devoted himself to a very interesting examination of the tombs of the kings, of the prophets and judges, and upon the immense necropolis that surrounds Jerusalem, like a funeral enceinte.
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And so across the bridge and into the enceinte of the massive walls, threading their way towards the quarter where the morgue lay.
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S. W. Williams The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their enceinte.
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