fortified village

collocation in English

meaningsoffortifyandvillage

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fortify
verb[T]
uk
/ˈfɔː.tɪ.faɪ/us
/ˈfɔːr.t̬ə.faɪ/
to make something stronger, especially in order to ...
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village
noun
uk
/ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈvɪl.ɪdʒ/
a group of houses and other buildings that is smaller than a town, usually in ...
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(Definition offortifyandvillagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffortified village

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On the opposite bank of the river lies a castle orfortifiedvillage, while in front, four sails are once again sketched in with a singularly free hand.
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Afortifiedvillageis also seen here where the architecture and pottery culture is juxtaposed over the local culture.
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In the late 15th century it was afortifiedvillagedefended by walls built around the original nucleus.
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Thisfortifiedvillagefunctioned as a major supply and political center with its population organized as rear service companies.
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The site consists of numerous earthlodges in what may have been afortifiedvillage.
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A p is afortifiedvillageor community.
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Kostajnik is notable for being afortifiedvillagesince 1445.
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The modern village retains the traces of the densely builtfortifiedvillagein the narrowness of its streets.
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Until the second half of the 19th century, the island was the site of afortifiedvillage.
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The keep was surrounded by afortifiedvillage, slightly lower, comprising 22 square houses.
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The post chain was a relay of towns, each set up as afortifiedvillage.
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When reinforced the next morning, he attacked and captured a stronglyfortifiedvillage, taking 500 prisoners.
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The castle is the best preserved part of the ancientfortifiedvillage, mentioned since 1273 as a royal possession.
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The idea was to clear some land, build afortifiedvillageand attract the local population to live there and work the expanse of land around it.
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The idea was to move rural dwellers intofortifiedvillagein which they would participate in self-defense forces for their protection and isolation from the guerrillas.
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Bolesaw divided his domains into provinces, districts and grods (a type offortifiedvillageor castellany).
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Gssenheim was until about 1870 afortifiedvillagewhose core was shielded to the east, north and west by a ringwall, some of which still stands today.
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Populations left the cities and moved to fortified villages on the hilltops.
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These bastides came into competition with fortified villages based on ecclesiastical or seigneurial power.
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