excavation

Etymology
From, from , from + , from  , from.

Noun

 * 1)  The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
 * 2)  A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
 * 3)  An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
 * 4)  The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
 * 5)  Archaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.
 * 6)  A site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.
 * 7)  Something uncovered by archaeological excavation.
 * 1)  Something uncovered by archaeological excavation.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: изкопаване
 * Catalan:
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 * Finnish: ,
 * German:, Ausgrabung
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἀνασκαφή
 * Gujarati: ખોદકામ
 * Ido: ,
 * Italian:
 * Latin: excavatio
 * Malay: penggalian, pengorekan, ekskavasi
 * Ottoman Turkish: قازمه
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 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: cladhach
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 * Bulgarian:
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 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:
 * German: Ausschachtung
 * Ido:
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 * Finnish: kaivuujäte
 * German:


 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: раскопкі
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 * Georgian: გათხრა, გათხრები
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 * Latin: excavatio
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