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A large village in Minster-on-Sea parish, on the Isle of Sheppey, Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9573).
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A village and civil parish in Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3164).
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A former civil parish in Cornwall, England, now part of Forrabury and Minster.
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A surname.
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noun
A monastic church.
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A cathedral church without any monastic connection.
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any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery
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Broader terms: cathedral
Narrower terms: Westminster Abbey
History
From Middle English mynster (see mynisterie), from Old English mynster, from Latin monastērium (“monastery”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “monastery; solitary dwelling”). Doublet of monastery.
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