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Meaning of tower of silence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌtaʊɚ‿əv ˈsaɪl(ə)ns

Definitions

A low, cylindrical, open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate from exposure and consumption by carrion birds such as vultures, the remaining bones being kept in an ossuary.

Equivalents

العربية بُرْج الصَّمْت
Azərbaycanca dəxmə
Deutsch Dachma
Español torre del silencio
فارسی دخمه
Français tour du silence
ગુજરાતી દોખમું
Italiano torre del silenzio
日本語 ダフマ 沈黙の塔
한국어 침묵의 탑
Português torre do silêncio
Русский башня молчания да́хма
Тоҷикӣ дахма
اردو دخمہ
Oʻzbekcha daxma

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

tower of strength Towered towerer Towerhead Towering towering inferno

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