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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessextain
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sɛk.tɛ̃
"Le soldat romain appartenait à la sixième légion."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A soldier belonging to the sixth legion in the ancient Roman army.
"The centurion commanded the seasoned sextan to hold the eastern flank." - 2
A Roman coin, measure, or weight representing a sixth part.
"Archaeologists uncovered a small bronze sextan near the ancient marketplace."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'sextanus', relating to the sixth, from 'sextus' (sixth) and 'sex' (six). Historically used in ancient Roman contexts to denote a soldier of the sixth legion or a measure equal to one-sixth.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sextan" is said worldwide
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sextain
Transliteration: sɛk.tɛ̃
"Le soldat romain appartenait à la sixième légion."
Sextaner
Transliteration: zɛkˈstaːnɐ
"Der römische Legionär diente in der sechsten Legion."
sestante
Transliteration: sesˈtante
"Il soldato romano faceva parte della sesta legione."
sextano
Transliteration: sekˈstano
"El soldado romano pertenecía a la sexta legión."
sextano
Transliteration: sekˈstɐnu
"O soldado romano pertencia à sexta legião."
षष्ठ सैनिक
Transliteration: shashth sainik
"रोमन सैनिक छठी सेना का हिस्सा था।"
第六军团士兵
Transliteration: dì liù jūntuán shìbīng
"这名罗马士兵属于第六军团。"
제6군단병
Transliteration: je-yuk gundanbyeong
"그 로마 군인은 제6군단 소속이었다."
第6軍団兵
Transliteration: daini gundan-hei
"そのローマ兵士は第6軍団に属していた。"
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