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La Tène

adjective \lä-ˈten, -ˈtān\

Definition of LA TÈNE

:  of or relating to the later period of the Iron Age in Europe assumed to date from 500 b.c. to a.d. 1
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Origin of LA TÈNE

La Tène, shallows of the Lake of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
First Known Use: 1901

Rhymes with LA TÈNE

again, amen, Ardennes, Big Ben, bull pen, Cayenne, Chosen, domaine, doyen, doyenne, Estienne, fen-phen, game hen, hang ten, hapten, Karen, light pen, marsh hen, moorhen, peahen, pigpen, Phnom Penh, playpen, RN, Sheyenne, somewhen, Touraine, Turenne

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