noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈeɪvɪəɹi/
General-American:/ˈeɪviˌɛəɹi/
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CMU ARPABET:EY1 V IY0 EH2 R IY0
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a building where birds are kept
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bird sanctuary, volary
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: building, edifice
History
Etymology
From Latin aviārium, from avis (“bird”).
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
волиера
(voliera)
— confinement for keeping birds
Bulgarian:
птичарник
(ptičarnik)
— confinement for keeping birds
Catalan:
aviari
— confinement for keeping birds
Chinese Mandarin:
鳥舍 /鸟舍
(niǎoshè)
— confinement for keeping birds
Czech:
voliéra
— confinement for keeping birds
Danish:
voliere
— confinement for keeping birds
Danish:
flyvebur
— confinement for keeping birds
Dutch:
volière
— confinement for keeping birds
Esperanto:
birdobredejo
— confinement for keeping birds
Esperanto:
birdarkaĝo
— confinement for keeping birds
Finnish:
lintutalo
— confinement for keeping birds
Finnish:
lintutarha
— confinement for keeping birds
French:
volière
— confinement for keeping birds
German:
Voliere
— confinement for keeping birds
German:
Volière
— confinement for keeping birds
German:
Vogelhaus
— confinement for keeping birds
German:
Aviarium
— confinement for keeping birds
Hungarian:
madárház
— confinement for keeping birds
Hungarian:
röpde
— confinement for keeping birds
Hungarian:
volier
— confinement for keeping birds
Hungarian:
madárketrec
— confinement for keeping birds
Hungarian:
röptető
— confinement for keeping birds
Hungarian:
madárröptető
— confinement for keeping birds
Hungarian:
aviárium
— confinement for keeping birds
Irish:
éanlann
— confinement for keeping birds
Italian:
voliera
— confinement for keeping birds
Kashubian:
ptôsznica
— confinement for keeping birds
Latin:
aviārium
— confinement for keeping birds
Macedonian:
пти́чарник
(ptíčarnik)
— confinement for keeping birds
Manx:
thie eeanlee
— confinement for keeping birds
Manx:
thie ushag
— confinement for keeping birds
Polish:
ptaszarnia
— confinement for keeping birds
Portuguese:
aviário
— confinement for keeping birds
Russian:
волье́р
(volʹjér)
— confinement for keeping birds
Russian:
пти́чник
(ptíčnik)
— confinement for keeping birds
Scottish Gaelic:
eunlann
— confinement for keeping birds
Spanish:
pajarera
— confinement for keeping birds
Spanish:
aviario
— confinement for keeping birds
Swedish:
voljär
— confinement for keeping birds
Tagalog:
ibunan
— confinement for keeping birds
Volapük:
bödalecek
— confinement for keeping birds
