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caer

Pronunciation: /kaːɨ̯r/

“caer” is a Welsh word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. fort, fortress, enclosed stronghold, castle, fortress, citadel, fortified town or city
  2. wall, rampart, bulwark
  3. twill

Etymology

From Middle Welsh caer, from Old Welsh cair, from Proto-Brythonic *kaɨr (“fort, fortified town”). See also Cornish ker (“fort”), Breton kêr (“town, city”). Related to cae (“field”).

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