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monastery

🇬🇧 UK/'mɒnəst(ə)rɪ/🇺🇸 US/'mɒnәstәri/
GREB2

Definitions

n.

A building or community where monks or others live under religious vows

修道院

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
monsingle, alone, one
+
asterysuffix
=monastery

Common Collocations

  • 1.Buddhist monastery佛教修道院
  • 2.ancient monastery古老修道院
  • 3.mountain monastery山顶修道院

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The ancient monastery sits atop a remote mountain.

  • 2.

    Monks lived and prayed in the [monastery] for many centuries.

  • 3.

    The ancient [monastery] was built on top of a mountain.

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