naveta

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noun

A kind of megalithic chamber tomb, unique to the Balearic island of Minorca, with two vertical and two corbelled walls giving it the form of an upturned boat.

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Meanings

nounnaveta (plural navetas)

plural navetas

  1. A kind of megalithic chamber tomb, unique to the Balearic island of Minorca, with two vertical and two corbelled walls giving it the form of an upturned boat.

Origin

  1. Catalannaveta
  2. Englishnaveta

Borrowed from Catalan naveta, diminutive of nau (“ship”).

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APA

naveta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naveta

MLA

“naveta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naveta. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “naveta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naveta.

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