nau|ma|chi|a

nau|ma|chi|a
nau|ma|chi|a «n MAY kee uh», noun, plural -chi|ae «-kee ee», -chi|as.
1. a mock sea fight staged by the ancient Romans as a spectacle.
2. a place for staging such spectacles.
[< Latin naumachia < Greek naumachíā < naûs ship + máchē a fight]

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