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Ha·dri·an's Wall  (hdr-nz)

An ancient Roman wall, 118.3 km (73.5 mi) long, across northern England. Built by the emperor Hadrian c. a.d. 122-126 and extended by Severus a century later, the wall marked the northern defensive boundary of Roman Britain. Fragmentary ruins of the wall remain.

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Hadrian's Wall

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(Placename) a fortified Roman wall, of which substantial parts remain, extending across N England from the Solway Firth in the west to the mouth of the River Tyne in the east. It was built in 120-123 ad on the orders of the emperor Hadrian as a defence against the N British tribes

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Hadrian's Wall - an ancient Roman wall built by Hadrian in the 2nd century; marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain England - a division of the United Kingdom