nunnery

English

Noun

nunnery (plural nunneries)

1. (archaic) a place of residence for nuns; a convent
   • 1601: Shakespeare, Hamlet III.i

     Get thee to a nunnery, why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?

2. (slang) (obsolete) a brothel

Translations

residence for nuns

• Esperanto: monaĥinejo (eo)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can

• Hungarian: apácakolostor (hu), zárda (hu)
• Polish: klasztor (żeński)

brothel

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Translations to be checked

• German: Nonnenkloster n

Hypernyms

• monastery

See also

• abbess
• cloister
• convent
• nun