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ORPHANS' ASYLUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does orphans' asylum mean?
• ORPHANS' ASYLUM (noun)
The noun ORPHANS' ASYLUM has 1 sense:
1. a public institution for the care of orphans
Familiarity information: ORPHANS' ASYLUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A public institution for the care of orphans
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("orphans' asylum" is a kind of...):
institution (an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated)
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