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Noun: monastery  'mó-nus`te-ree [N. Amer], mó-nus-tree [Brit]
  1. The residence of a religious community

Derived forms: monasteries

Type of: cloister, religious residence

Encyclopedia: Monastery Monastery, Torquay Monastery, torquay

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