nunnery
nunnery · nunneries
публічний будинок, бордель, будинок розпусти
женский монастырь
Nonnenkloster
Any convent or the buildings thereofAny convent (religious community) or the buildings thereof.
/ˈnʌn(ə)ɹi/
» Mary entered a nunnery.
Meaning
3 sensesAny convent (religious community) or the buildings thereof.
the convent of a community of nuns
Any convent (religious community) or the buildings thereof.
The residence of a female religious community, a monastery or abbey for nuns.
Nonnenkloster
же́нский монасты́рьžénskij monastýrʹ
(humorous, obsolete, slang)Synonym of brothel.
Examples
4 sentencesMary entered a nunnery.
Every nunnery has its own rules.
ruКаждый женский монастырь имеет свои собственные правила.
deJedes Frauenkloster hat seine eigenen Regeln.
Get thee to a nunnery.
Get thee to a nunnery!
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
residence for nuns:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
residence for nuns:
Origin
From Middle English nonnery, nonnerie, equivalent to nun + -ery.From Middle English nonnery, nonnerie, equivalent to nun + -ery.
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