Meanings
nouncity wall (plural city walls)
plural city walls
- plural normallyA wall around a city, built to define the city's boundaries, and sometimes to protect it from aggressors.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 城牆 /城墙
- 城牆 /城墙 (chéngqiáng)a wall around a city
Dutch stadsmuur
- stadsmuura wall around a city
Estonian linnamüür
- linnamüüra wall around a city
Finnish kaupunginmuuri
- kaupunginmuuria wall around a city
French rempart
- remparta wall around a city
German Stadtmauer
- Stadtmauera wall around a city
Latin moenia
- moeniaa wall around a city
Polish mur miejski
- mur miejskia wall around a city
Swedish stadsmur, ringmur
- stadsmura wall around a city
- ringmura wall around a city
Thai กำแพงเมือง
- กำแพงเมืองa wall around a city
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APA
city wall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/city%20wall
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“city wall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/city%20wall. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “city wall,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/city%20wall.
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