columbarium in Turkish
columbarium in Turkish is kolumbaryum — columbarium means a large, grand building built to house many pigeons or doves.
columbarium in Turkish
kolumbaryum
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 Turkish?
"columbarium" in Turkish is kolumbaryum. columbarium means: A large, grand building built to house many pigeons or doves.
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