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women's shelter

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A place of temporary refuge and support for women escaping violent or abusive situations, such as rape and domestic violence.

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Synonyms: women's refuge

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Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 婦女庇護所 /妇女庇护所 (fùnǚ bìhùsuǒ) — temporary refuge for women
  • Dutch: blijf-van-mijn-lijfhuis — temporary refuge for women
  • Finnish: turvakoti — temporary refuge for women
  • French: refuge pour femmes — temporary refuge for women
  • German: Frauenhaus — temporary refuge for women
  • Japanese: DVシェルター (dī-bui sherutā) — temporary refuge for women
  • Russian: убе́жище для же́нщин (ubéžišče dlja žénščin) — temporary refuge for women
  • Russian: прию́т для же́нщин (prijút dlja žénščin) — temporary refuge for women