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How do you use Castra in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Castra in a sentence

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Castra meaning

plural of castrum

Using Castra

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of castrum
  • In the example corpus, castra often appears in combinations such as: castra military.

Context around Castra

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

camp 1× lat 1× stone 1× camps 1× named 1× roman 1× permanent 1×

Often after:

exploratio 1× martis 1× military 1× legionaria 1×

Sentence patterns with Castra

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a stone castra to keep 1× century roman castra military outpost 1× colonia the castra exploratio ad 1× fortified camps castra as well 1× from lat castra a military 1× moesia named castra martis which 1× own camp castra every evening 1× with permanent castra legionaria legionary 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a legion on 1× but the effective 1× during the roman 1× following the uprising 1× in addition to 1× the east romans 1×

Common sentence endings:

a military camp 1× betrayed from within 1× castra as well 1× legionaria legionary fortresses 1× of the road 1× on the batavians 1×

Words around Castra

Just before it in the word index:

castparts 3 castors 9 castoriadis 5 castoreum 2 castorena 3 castore 4

Just after it in the word index:

castracani 2 castrate 13 castrated 44 castrati 6 castrating 5 castration 40

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Castra

  • In this selection, "castra" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, camp, lat, stone, exploratio, martis and military stand out and add context to how "castra" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a stone castra to keep and century roman castra military outpost. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "castra" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with castra

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

They were also allocated to static bases with permanent castra legionaria (legionary fortresses). (13 words)

Following the uprising, Legio X Gemina was housed in a stone castra to keep an eye on the Batavians. (19 words)

In addition to attacking cities and fortifications, these would be used to help defend Roman forts and fortified camps ( castra ) as well. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

The modern history of Abensberg, which is often incorrectly compared with that of the 3rd century Roman castra (military outpost) of Abusina, begins with Gebhard, who was the first to mention Abensberg as a town, in the middle of the 12th century. (42 words)

During the Roman occupation numerous country villas with attached farms were established across Wessex, along with the important towns of Dorchester and Winchester (the ending -chester comes from Lat. castra, "a military camp"). (33 words)

The East Romans began to feel the pressure from Uldin's Huns again in 408. Uldin crossed the Danube and captured a fortress in Moesia named Castra Martis, which was betrayed from within. (33 words)

Example sentences (8)

A legion on the march brought its own baggage train (impedimenta) and constructed its own camp ( castra ) every evening at the side of the road.

But the effective control of Roman legionaries reached as far as the area of Sala Colonia (the castra "Exploratio Ad Mercurios" south of Sala is the southernmost discovered up to now).

During the Roman occupation numerous country villas with attached farms were established across Wessex, along with the important towns of Dorchester and Winchester (the ending -chester comes from Lat. castra, "a military camp").

Following the uprising, Legio X Gemina was housed in a stone castra to keep an eye on the Batavians.

In addition to attacking cities and fortifications, these would be used to help defend Roman forts and fortified camps ( castra ) as well.

The East Romans began to feel the pressure from Uldin's Huns again in 408. Uldin crossed the Danube and captured a fortress in Moesia named Castra Martis, which was betrayed from within.

The modern history of Abensberg, which is often incorrectly compared with that of the 3rd century Roman castra (military outpost) of Abusina, begins with Gebhard, who was the first to mention Abensberg as a town, in the middle of the 12th century.

They were also allocated to static bases with permanent castra legionaria (legionary fortresses).

Common combinations with castra

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "castra" in a sentence?
An example: "A legion on the march brought its own baggage train (impedimenta) and constructed its own camp ( castra ) every evening at the side of the road." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "castra" from authentic English texts.
What does "castra" mean?
Castra means: plural of castrum
How many example sentences with "castra" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "castra", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.