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ASHRAM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ashram mean?
• ASHRAM (noun)
The noun ASHRAM has 2 senses:
1. a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram
2. (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus
Familiarity information: ASHRAM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("ashram" is a kind of...):
retreat (a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("ashram" is a kind of...):
retreat (a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet)
Domain region:
Bharat; India; Republic of India (a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947)
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