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dwelling-place

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A place where one dwells.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (bauains) — a place where one dwells
  • Ancient Greek: μονή (monḗ) — a place where one dwells
  • Ancient Greek: οἴκημα (oíkēma) — a place where one dwells
  • Hungarian: lakóhely — a place where one dwells
  • Hungarian: lakhely — a place where one dwells
  • Indonesian: tempat tinggal — a place where one dwells
  • Javanese: omah — a place where one dwells
  • Javanese: griya — a place where one dwells
  • Javanese: padunungan — a place where one dwells
  • Plautdietsch: Wonunk — a place where one dwells
  • Swedish: boning — a place where one dwells
  • Tocharian B: wṣeñña — a place where one dwells
  • Ugaritic: 𐎎𐎌𐎋𐎐𐎚 (mšknt) — a place where one dwells