English
Etymology
L. from columba, dove
Noun
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columbarium, plural columbaria or columbariums
- a dovecote; one of the pigeonholes in a dovecote
- a large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons, particularly those of ancien regime France.
- context|by extension a building, a vault or some similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains, or a niche in such a place
Translations
trans-top|a dovecote; one of the pigeonholes in a dovecote
German: Taubenhaus n, Taubenschlag n
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trans-top|a building for housing a large colony of pigeons, particularly those of ancien regime France
German: Taubenhaus n, Taubenschlag n, Kolumbarium n, Columbarium n
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trans-top|a place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns or a niche in such a place
German: Urnenhalle f, Kolumbarium n, Columbarium n
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