noun
nunnery
NUHN-ree
noun
1
A community of nuns, or the building where they live; a convent.
"The old nunnery on the hill had stood for centuries."
How to Use Nunnery
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAnother word for a convent — the place where nuns live together.
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Word Forms
nunneries plural, Nunnerys plural
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Etymology
From Middle English nonnery, built from nun plus the suffix -ery, which denotes a place or institution.