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Meaning of Nunnery | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈnʌn(ə)ɹi

Definitions

  1. Any convent (religious community) or the buildings thereof.
  2. A surname.
  3. The residence of a female religious community, a monastery or abbey for nuns.
  4. Synonym of brothel.
    humorous, obsolete, slang

Equivalents

العربية دير دير الراهبات رَهْبَنَة نِسْوِيّ
Български метох
Bosanski метох
Deutsch Nonnenkloster
Ελληνικά μονή
Esperanto monaĥinejo
Español convento
Suomi nunnaluostari
Français couvent
Gaeilge clochar
עברית נזירות
Hrvatski метох
Magyar zárda
Italiano convento
ქართული მონასტერი
Latina coenobium conventus monasterium
Te Reo Māori whare none
Македонски женски манастир
Nederlands nonnenklooster
Português convento
Русский же́нский монасты́рь
Српски метох
Svenska nunnekloster
Українська монастир

Examples

“Get thee to a nunnery, why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?”
“[To] some one Gentleman generally acquainted, they giue... free priuiledge thenceforward in theyr Nunnery, to procure them frequentance...”
“To the antipapist Tudors nunnery was a slang term for a brothel.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Nunney Nunnington Nunniong nunnishness Nunns nunny bag

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