conservatory

English

Etymology 1

conserve +‎ -atory

Adjective

conservatory (comparative more conservatory, superlative most conservatory)

1. (rare) pertaining to conservation

Noun

conservatory (plural conservatories)

1. (obsolete) That which preserves from injury.

   A conservatory of life. — Jeremy Taylor.

Etymology 2

Noun

conservatory (plural conservatories)

1. a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants
2. a school of music or drama; a conservatoire

Translations

a greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants

Bulgarian: оранжерия Chinese: Mandarin: 溫室 (zh), 温室 (zh) (wēnshì) Finnish: talvipuutarha (fi)

French: serre (fr) f. German: Wintergarten (de) m., Gewächshaus (de) n. Japanese: 温室 (ja) (おんしつ, onshitsu) Russian: оранжерея (ru) (oranžeréja) f., теплица (ru) (teplíca) f.

school of music or drama

Bulgarian: консерватория (bg) (konservatórija) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 音樂學校 (zh), 音乐学校 (zh) (yīnyuè xuéxiào) Dutch: conservatorium (nl) n. Finnish: konservatorio (fi)

French: conservatoire (fr) m. and f. German: Konservatorium (de) n. (music) Italian: conservatorio (it) m. Japanese: コンサーヴァトーリ (ja) (konsāvatōri) Russian: консерватория (ru) (konservatórija) f.