tropaion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ancient Greek or Roman monument set up to commemorate a victory over foes, and typically shaped like a tree, sometimes with a pair of arm-like branches.

Word forms

tropaion tropaia

Etymology

Ancient Greek τρόπαιον (trópaion)

Related words

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