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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 orphansplay

  Familiarity information: ORPHANS' ASYLUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ORPHANS' ASYLUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A public institution for the care of orphans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

orphanage; orphans' asylum

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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