walled compound

collocation in English

meaningsofwalledandcompound

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walled
adjective
uk
/wɔːld/us
/wɑːld/
surrounded by ...
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compound
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒm.paʊnd/us
/ˈkɑːm.paʊnd/
chemistryspecialized
a chemical that combines two or ...
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(Definition ofwalledandcompoundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwalled compound

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It is a pristinewalledcompoundof seclusion behind large wrought-iron security gates.
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The hostel buildings are situated in awalledcompound100 metres from the institute building.
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The complex consists of awalledcompoundwith the main church, the cloister and several chapels/small churches.
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Babanede initiation rites take place within the village proper, and sometimes within thewalledcompoundof the village chief.
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The gurdwara is housed in a small square, domed hall in the middle of a lowwalledcompound.
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He ruled the "nagara" or "kadatwan" which means the kingdom, from his "puri" (palace orwalledcompound).
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It is awalledcompoundcontaining three short east-west streets and two short north-south streets.
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Within thewalledcompound, the temple comprises a combination of covered halls, shrines and service areas, as well as courtyards open to the sky.
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The head of a particular household or lineage often builds several small houses within a single,walledcompoundcalled a "sar".
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Both of them had from six to eight armed henchmen watching their backs inside awalledcompoundfrom where they hid and gave orders.
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The temple comprises the main structure,walledcompoundwith citadels, four ponds around the main structure where in one of the ponds is situated within the walled structure.
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It may have been a small town or villa estate, with evidence of a series of strip buildings replaced in the 4th century by a house within awalledcompound.
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