intra-muros
French
Alternative forms
- intramuros (post-1990 spelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin intrā mūrōs (“within the walls”), from intrā + mūrus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tʁa.my.ʁɔs/
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Adjective
- inner city, within the city's walls
- Paris intra-muros ― inner Paris, Paris proper
Further reading
- “intra-muros”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.