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columbarium in German

columbarium in German is Columbarium, Kolumbarium, Taubenhaus — columbarium means a large, grand building built to house many pigeons or doves.

columbarium in German

Columbarium
noun
(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
Kolumbarium
noun
(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
Taubenhaus
noun
(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
Taubenschlag
noun
(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
Kolumbarium
noun
A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.
Columbarium
noun
A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.
Urnenhalle
noun
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?

  1. 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)."
  2. noun One small compartment inside such a birdhouse.
  3. 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."
  4. noun A small recess in such a building that holds an urn.
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columbarium in a sentence

  • 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 German?
"columbarium" in German is Columbarium, Kolumbarium, Taubenhaus. columbarium means: A large, grand building built to house many pigeons or doves.
Are there other ways to say "columbarium" in German?
Yes — German has 5 translations listed for "columbarium": Columbarium, Kolumbarium, Taubenhaus, Taubenschlag, Urnenhalle.
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