Usage Note
Muro refers to a freestanding or exterior wall, especially a thick or solid one (il muro di Berlino). For the inner wall of a room, Italians more often use parete (f). The plural is muri (walls of a building) or mura (f, invariable) for city walls or fortifications as a collective noun.
Examples
"Il muro del giardino è alto tre metri."
Natural Translation
The garden wall is three metres high.
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