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Noun: courtyard  'kort,yaa(r)d
  1. An area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
    "the house was built around an inner courtyard";
    - court

Derived forms: courtyards

Type of: area

Part of: building, edifice

Encyclopedia: Courtyard, Hereford

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