abbey

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈæb.i/

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• Hyphenation: ab‧bey

Noun

Singular abbey

Plural abbeys

1. (countable) An abbey is a building where monks or nuns live, or used to live.

   After working in the fields, the monks went back to the abbey.

2. (countable) An abbey is a church which was once part of an abbey.

   Westminster Abbey is a famous church in England.

Synonyms

• monastery
• convent

Related words

• abbot
• abbess