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noun
1.
Archaeology. designating the period or culture of the late Iron Age typified by the structural remains, swords, tools, utensils, etc., found at La Tène. Compare Hallstattan.
2.
a shallow area at the E end of the Lake of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, where these remains were found.
Origin:
1885–90
1885–90
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La Tène
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| La Tène (læ ˈtɛn) | |
| —adj | |
| See also Hallstatt of or relating to a Celtic culture in Europe from about the 5th to the 1st centuries | |
| [C20: from La Tène, a part of Lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland, where remains of this culture were first discovered] | |
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