abbey
Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈæb.i/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: ab‧bey
Noun
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- (countable) An abbey is a building where monks or nuns live, or used to live.
- After working in the fields, the monks went back to the abbey.
- (countable) An abbey is a church which was once part of an abbey.