claustro — meaning in English

English meaning

• cloister noun A covered walkway bordering a courtyard, typically in a monastery or similar religious building.
• faculty noun The teaching staff of a school, college or university.

Senses

claustro is used for these senses in English:

• faculty (chiefly, North American, Philippines) The academic staff at schools, colleges, universities or not-for-profit research institutes, as opposed to the students or support staff.

cloister — full definition

1. noun A covered walkway bordering a courtyard, typically in a monastery or similar religious building.
2. noun A monastery, convent, or similarly secluded religious place — or, more broadly, life lived in one.
3. verb To shut someone away from the outside world, whether by choice or not.

faculty — full definition

1. noun The teaching staff of a school, college or university.
2. noun A specific department or division of a university.
3. noun A natural ability or power, especially mental or physical.

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