Complete Definition of "observatory"

Image:Lick Observatory-North Tower.jpg|thumb|right|An observatory.
English
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Pronunciation
Ob-ser*va-to-ry
audio|en-us-observatory.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology

Latin ob|ob- + serva + -tory

Noun
en-noun|observatories

  1. A place where stars, planets and other celestial body|celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope.

Translations
trans-top|place where bodies are observed
Bosnian: zvjezdara f, zvjezdarnica f
Chinese: ���
Croatian: zvjezdara f, zvjezdarnica f
Czech: hv�zdárna f
Danish: observatorium n
Finnish: observatorio, havaintoasema
French: observatoire m
German: Observatorium n, Sternwarte f
Hebrew: �צפ� (Mitz'pe) m
Italian: osservatorio m
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Latin: observatorium
Polish: obserwatorium n
Portuguese: observatório m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: звезда�а f, звезда�ни�а f
:Roman: zvezdara f, zvezdarnica f
Spanish: observatorio m
Swedish: observatorium n
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