columbarium in Dutch
columbarium in Dutch is columbarium, duivenhuis — columbarium means a large, grand building built to house many pigeons or doves.
columbarium in Dutch
columbarium
(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
duivenhuis
(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
columbarium
A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.
What does "columbarium" mean?
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noun A large, grand building built to house many pigeons or doves.
"Doves were culticly protected; great towers were built for them in which they could nest; they were called columbaria (columba is the Latin word for dove)."
- noun One small compartment inside such a birdhouse.
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noun A building or vault where urns holding a dead person's ashes are kept.
"The columbarium (vaults lined with recesses for cinerary urns) in the form of a grotto (a cave-like structure) is the centerpiece of the Elks plot."
- noun A small recess in such a building that holds an urn.
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- Doves were culticly protected; great towers were built for them in which they could nest; they were called columbaria (columba is the Latin word for dove).
- The columbarium (vaults lined with recesses for cinerary urns) in the form of a grotto (a cave-like structure) is the centerpiece of the Elks plot.
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What is "columbarium" in Dutch?
"columbarium" in Dutch is columbarium, duivenhuis. columbarium means: A large, grand building built to house many pigeons or doves.
Are there other ways to say "columbarium" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 2 translations listed for "columbarium": columbarium, duivenhuis.
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