|
|
Definition of Nuraghe
1. n. One of the prehistoric towerlike structures found in Sardinia.
Definition of Nuraghe
1. an ancient round tower [n NURAGHI]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nuraghe
Literary usage of Nuraghe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The staircase leads either to a platform on the top of the nuraghe or, ...
Thus, there may be a platform round the nuraghe, generally with two, ..."
2. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1858)
"These are continued to the summit of the tower, which is generally supposed to
have formed a platform ; but scarcely any of the nuraghe now present a ..."
3. Italy: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1900)
"The nuraghe of Santa Barbara appears on the left aoon after we quit Macomer, ...
To the right of (109 M.) Abbasanta is the well-preserved nuraghe of Losa. ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"To the latter must be attributed the peculiar monuments (about 3000 in number),
called nuraghe. scattered through the island, which are like truncated cones ..."
5. The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria by George Dennis (1878)
"These domed tombs must have borne a close analogy in miniature to the Treasuries
of Atreus and Minyas, and also to the nuraghe of Sardinia, ..."
Other Resources:
