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stave church

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A wooden church with a medieval post and lintel construction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: stavkirke — wooden church of a medieval type
  • Dutch: staafkerk — wooden church of a medieval type
  • Faroese: stavkirkja — wooden church of a medieval type
  • Finnish: sauvakirkko — wooden church of a medieval type
  • German: Stabkirche — wooden church of a medieval type
  • Icelandic: stafkirkja — wooden church of a medieval type
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stavkirke — wooden church of a medieval type
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stavkyrkje — wooden church of a medieval type
  • Polish: kościół słupowy — wooden church of a medieval type
  • Swedish: stavkyrka — wooden church of a medieval type
  • Ukrainian: ставкірка (stavkirka) — wooden church of a medieval type