limes

Etymology 1

From Latin līmes.

noun

  1. A boundary or border, especially of the Roman Empire.
    Their presence in the late fourth century on the River Main (immediately to the east of the Roman limes) is documented in Roman sources, as are their wars with the Alemanni. 2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 92

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

noun

  1. plural of lime

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