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kloster

Pronunciation: [ˈkʰl̥ʌsd̥ɐ]

“kloster” is a Danish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a monastery
  2. a convent

Etymology

From Middle Low German klōster, cf. German Kloster, from Medieval Latin claustrum (“enclosure, secluded part of a monastery”) (or Vulgar Latin *clōstrum). The Old West Norse form klaustr was borrowed via Old English clauster.

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