囲い郭かく村そん

noun

walled settlement; walled town

Historical/archaeological term for a settlement surrounded by defensive walls, often used in East Asian contexts.

• 中ちゅう国ごくの囲い郭かく村そんは、外がい敵てきから守まもるために高たかい壁かべで囲かこまれていた。

  Chinese walled settlements were surrounded by high walls to protect against invaders.

• この遺い跡せきは、かつて囲い郭かく村そんだったと考かんがえられている。

  These ruins are thought to have once been a walled town.