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Newgrange

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Etymology

From new + grange. From being located the fields referred to as the Newgrange demesne. From Calque of Latin Nova Grangia (“New Grange”). From nova+grangia. From being a new grange (“farm, farmland”) attached to the demesnes of the Cistercian Abbey of Mellifont during the Middle Ages.

  1. derived from grānum — “grain”
  2. derived from *grānica✻
  3. derived from grange
  4. inherited from graunge
  5. compounded as newgrange — “new + grange”

Definitions

  1. A monument in County Meath, Ireland. A prehistoric neolithic monument, a circular…

    A monument in County Meath, Ireland. A prehistoric neolithic monument, a circular ceremonial burial mound structure with astronomical alignments

  2. A monument complex in County Meath, Ireland

    A monument complex in County Meath, Ireland; containing the mound, other burial structures, various henges, and additional neolithic structures in the area. It is a World Heritage Site.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA