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Meaning of abbey in Essential American English Dictionary

abbey

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/ˈæ·bi/
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a group of buildings that includes a large Christian church, where religious men or women once lived:
Westminster Abbey

(Definition of abbey from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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大修道院, 大寺院, 大教堂…
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大修道院, 大寺院, 大教堂…
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abadía…
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abadia…
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大修道院, 大寺院…
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manastır, manastır kilisesi…
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abbaye…
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abadia…
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abdij…
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opatství, opatský chrám…
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kloster, klosterkirke…
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biara, gereja…
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สำนักสงฆ์, วิหาร…
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tu viện…
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opactwo…
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kloster, klosterkyrka…
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gereja, Gereja Westminster…
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die Abtei, Abtei(kirche)…
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kloster, klosterkirke…
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사원…
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монастир, абатство…
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abbazia…
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