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Mound City

Mound City

9.1
A place with large old earthen mounds built by ancient Native American people in Ohio, United States
  • proper noun
translation icon : Mound City
  • Many visitors travel to Mound City to see the prehistoric earthworks.

Examples

  • The museum exhibit featured artifacts excavated from Mound City.

  • Archaeologists have conducted extensive research at Mound City to understand ancient Native American cultures.

  • The archaeological team discovered artifacts at Mound City.

  • Mound City is an important site for understanding ancient cultures.

  • Many visitors travel to Mound City to see the prehistoric earthworks.

  • Archaeologists have conducted extensive research at Mound City to understand ancient Native American cultures.

  • The museum exhibit featured artifacts excavated from Mound City.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

mound + city

The compound name 'Mound City' is directly built from 'mound' (a raised area of earth) + 'city' (a place), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a place characterized by mounds or a city of mounds. Although it is a proper noun for a specific archaeological site, the meaning is compositionally transparent from its constituents.

Etymology

Mound City was named for the many large earth mounds built long ago by Native American people. Because the site had so many hill-like mounds, people thought it looked like a city of mounds, so the name means a 'place with many ancient mounds'.