poorhouse
poorhouse · poorhouses
богадельня
Armenhaus
A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodgedA charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.
US/pˈuɹhˌaʊs/
Meaning
2 sensesA charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.
Armenhaus
богаде́льняbogadélʹnja
A workhouse.
More definitions
- an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged:
Origin
From poor + house.From poor + house.
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