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

intra-muros (invariable)

1. 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.