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naumachia

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -eɪkiə

1

noun

Meaning 1

The recreation of a sea battle staged for entertainment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ancient-Rome

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

The location where such recreated sea battles took place; a building featuring an artificial body of water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ancient-Rome, historical

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noun

Meaning 3

a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: naumachy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spectacle

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin naumachia, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ναυμαχία (naumakhía). Compare naumachy.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: naumakhia — recreation of sea battles in Ancient Rome
  • French: naumachie — recreation of sea battles in Ancient Rome
  • German: Naumachie — recreation of sea battles in Ancient Rome
  • Italian: naumachia — recreation of sea battles in Ancient Rome
  • Latin: naumachia — recreation of sea battles in Ancient Rome
  • Portuguese: naumaquia — recreation of sea battles in Ancient Rome
  • Russian: навма́хия (navmáxija) — recreation of sea battles in Ancient Rome
  • Russian: наума́хия (naumáxija) — recreation of sea battles in Ancient Rome
  • Spanish: naumaquia — recreation of sea battles in Ancient Rome