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English
Proper noun
Volubilis
- A partly-excavated Berber and Roman city in Morocco, situated near the city of Meknes and commonly considered the ancient capital of the kingdom of Mauretania.
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Volubilis f sg (genitive Volubilis); third declension
- A city in Mauritania on the road from Tocolosida to Tingis
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, singular only.
References
- Volubilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Volubilis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly