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English

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/�kl�ɪst�/, SAMPA|/"klOIst@/
a|US enPR|kloiʹst�r, IPA|/�kl�ɪst�/, SAMPA|/"klOIst@r/
rhymes|�ɪst�(r)

Etymology
From OF. cloistre, from L. claustrum, from claudere �to close�.

Noun
en-noun

1. A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that face a quadrangle.
2. A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion; life in such a place.

Translations
trans-top|A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side
Chinese:

Greek: t|el|�ε�ι���λιο|n|trperistílio|scGrek
Hungarian: t|hu|kereng�
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Russian: к���а� гале�е� (krýtaja gal'er'éja) f, к���а� а�када (krýtaja arkáda) f
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trans-top|place devoted to religious seclusion
Bosnian: t-|bs|manastir|m
Chinese:

Croatian: t-|hr|manastir|m, t-|hr|samostan|m
Czech: t+|cs|klášter|m
Greek: t+|el|μονα��ή�ι|n|trmonastíri|scGrek
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Hungarian: t|hu|kolostor, t|hu|zárda
Russian: t+|ru|мона�����|m|trmonastýr'|scCyrl
Serbian:

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ttbc|Catalan: claustre m
ttbc|Dutch: klooster n
ttbc|French: cloître m (1)
ttbc|German: Kreuzgang m (1), Kloster n (2)
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ttbc|Italian: chiostro m
ttbc|Korean: ��
ttbc|Spanish: Claustro
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Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To become a Roman Catholic religious.
2. transitive To confine in a cloister, voluntarily or not.
3. intransitive To deliberately withdraw from worldly things.
4. transitive To protect or isolate.

Related terms
claustration

See also
monastery
nunnery

fa:cloister
fr:cloister
io:cloister
te:cloister
vi:cloister
zh:cloister

• 2008-01-01 22:26 - Chloejr - checked chinese mandarin translation

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