Sarmizegetusa

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proper noun

The capital and the military, religious and political centre of the Dacians prior to the wars with the Roman Empire, located among the Orăştie Mountains in present-day Romania.

OriginLatin Sarmizegetusa →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalThe capital and the military, religious and political centre of the Dacians prior to the wars with the Roman Empire, located among the Orăştie Mountains in present-day Romania.

Origin

  1. LatinSarmizegetusa
  2. EnglishSarmizegetusa

Borrowed from Latin Sarmizegetusa, of Dacian origin and disputed meaning; see Sarmizegetusa.

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Translations

French Sarmizégétuse
  • Sarmizégétusethe capital of the Dacians
Portuguese Sarmizegetusa
  • Sarmizegetusathe capital of the Dacians
Romanian Sarmizegetusa
  • Sarmizegetusathe capital of the Dacians
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APA

Sarmizegetusa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sarmizegetusa

MLA

“Sarmizegetusa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sarmizegetusa. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sarmizegetusa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sarmizegetusa.

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