"belfry" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɛlfɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-belfry.wav [Southern-England] Forms: belfries [plural]
enPR: bĕlʹfrē Rhymes: -ɛlfɹi Etymology: From Middle English belfrey, bellfray, belfray, from Old French belfroi, berfroi, berfrey (changed to have an ⟨l⟩ by association with bell), from Middle High German bërcvrit or bërvrit (“defensive tower”) (modern German Bergfried), possibly via Late Latin berefredus, from Proto-Germanic *bergafriþuz. Doublet of bergfried. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|belfrey}} Middle English belfrey, {{m|enm|bellfray}} bellfray, {{m|enm|belfray}} belfray, {{der|en|fro|belfroi}} Old French belfroi, {{m|fro|berfroi}} berfroi, {{m|fro|berfrey}} berfrey, {{m|en|bell}} bell, {{der|en|gmh|bërcvrit}} Middle High German bërcvrit, {{m|gmh|bërvrit||defensive tower}} bërvrit (“defensive tower”), {{cog|de|Bergfried}} German Bergfried, {{der|en|LL.|berefredus}} Late Latin berefredus, {{der|en|gem-pro|*bergafriþuz}} Proto-Germanic *bergafriþuz, {{doublet|en|bergfried}} Doublet of bergfried Head templates: {{en-noun}} belfry (plural belfries)
  1. (architecture) A tower or steeple typically containing bells, especially as part of a church. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-belfry-en-noun-dTydUDEx Topics: architecture
  2. (architecture) A part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells. Categories (topical): Architecture Translations (part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells): камбанария (kambanarija) (Bulgarian), kellotorni (Finnish), Glockenstube [feminine] (German), κωδωνοστάσιο (kodonostásio) [neuter] (Greek), harangtorony (Hungarian), clogás [masculine] (Irish), 鐘楼 (shōrō) (alt: しょうろう) (Japanese), pourewa pere (Maori), klokkerom [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), klokkerom [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), campanário [masculine] (Portuguese), clutger [Rumantsch-Grischun, Surmiran, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, masculine] (Romansch), clucher [Puter, Vallander, masculine] (Romansch), campanario [masculine] (Spanish), batingawan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-belfry-en-noun-SkZovxWA Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells': 18 77 0 2 2
  3. (dialectal) A shed. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-belfry-en-noun-Wfvt7VDF
  4. (obsolete) A movable tower used in sieges. Tags: obsolete Translations (moveable tower used in sieges): обсадна кула (obsadna kula) (Bulgarian), 攻城塔 (Chinese Mandarin), piiritystorni (Finnish), beffroi [masculine] (French), Belagerungsturm [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-belfry-en-noun-mCDfK1AE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 2 53 37 Disambiguation of 'moveable tower used in sieges': 8 7 0 81 5
  5. (obsolete) An alarm-tower; a watchtower possibly containing an alarm-bell. Tags: obsolete Translations (watchtower containing an alarm-bell): наблюдателна кула (nabljudatelna kula) (Bulgarian), belfort [neuter] (Dutch), kellotorni (Finnish), beffroi [masculine] (French), Bergfried [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-belfry-en-noun-3id0qsU5 Disambiguation of 'watchtower containing an alarm-bell': 11 8 0 6 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: have bats in one's belfry, have bats in the belfry Translations (tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church): камбанария (kambanarija) (Bulgarian), campanar [masculine] (Catalan), 鐘樓 (Chinese Mandarin), 钟楼 (zhōnglóu) (Chinese Mandarin), klokketårn [neuter] (Danish), klokkentoren [masculine] (Dutch), belfort [masculine] (Dutch), kellotorni (Finnish), beffroi [masculine] (French), cjampanîli (Friulian), cjampanili (Friulian), cjampanîl (Friulian), cjampanil (Friulian), Glockenturm [masculine] (German), καμπαναριό (kampanarió) [neuter] (Greek), κωδωνοστάσιο (kodonostásio) [neuter] (Greek), harangtorony (Hungarian), clogás [masculine] (Irish), canpaneîl (Istriot), canpanèil (Istriot), campanile [masculine] (Italian), 鐘楼 (shōrō) (alt: しょうろう) (Japanese), claggys [masculine] (Manx), thie cluig [masculine] (Manx), shamyr chluig [feminine] (Manx), pourewa pere (Maori), dzwonnica [feminine] (Polish), campanário [masculine] (Portuguese), torre sineira [feminine] (Portuguese), clutger [Rumantsch-Grischun, Surmiran, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, masculine] (Romansch), clucher [Puter, Vallander, masculine] (Romansch), колоко́льня (kolokólʹnja) [feminine] (Russian), campanil (Spanish), campanario (Spanish), klocktorn (Swedish), batingawan (Tagalog), дзвіни́ця (dzvinýcja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), canpanil (Venetian), canpanile (Venetian), canpanièl (Venetian), canpaniłe (Venetian), clochdy [masculine] (Welsh)
Disambiguation of 'tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church': 43 48 0 5 5

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          "sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
          "tags": [
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        },
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        "(dialectal) A shed."
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        "(obsolete) A movable tower used in sieges."
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 7 0 81 5",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "obsadna kula",
          "sense": "moveable tower used in sieges",
          "word": "обсадна кула"
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          "_dis1": "8 7 0 81 5",
          "code": "zh",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "moveable tower used in sieges",
          "word": "攻城塔"
        },
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          "_dis1": "8 7 0 81 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "moveable tower used in sieges",
          "word": "piiritystorni"
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          "lang": "French",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "beffroi"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "moveable tower used in sieges",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Belagerungsturm"
        }
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      ],
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        "(obsolete) An alarm-tower; a watchtower possibly containing an alarm-bell."
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nabljudatelna kula",
          "sense": "watchtower containing an alarm-bell",
          "word": "наблюдателна кула"
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          "sense": "watchtower containing an alarm-bell",
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            "neuter"
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          "word": "belfort"
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          "sense": "watchtower containing an alarm-bell",
          "word": "kellotorni"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "watchtower containing an alarm-bell",
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          ],
          "word": "beffroi"
        },
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          "_dis1": "11 8 0 6 75",
          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "watchtower containing an alarm-bell",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Bergfried"
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      ]
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    {
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      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Glockenturm"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kampanarió",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "καμπαναριό"
    },
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      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kodonostásio",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κωδωνοστάσιο"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "harangtorony"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clogás"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "ist",
      "lang": "Istriot",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "canpaneîl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "ist",
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      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "canpanèil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "campanile"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "alt": "しょうろう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shōrō",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "鐘楼"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "claggys"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "thie cluig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "shamyr chluig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "pourewa pere"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dzwonnica"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "campanário"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "torre sineira"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "Rumantsch-Grischun",
        "Surmiran",
        "Sursilvan",
        "Sutsilvan",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clutger"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "Puter",
        "Vallander",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clucher"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kolokólʹnja",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "колоко́льня"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "campanil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "campanario"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "klocktorn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "batingawan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dzvinýcja",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дзвіни́ця"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "canpanil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "canpanile"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "canpanièl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "canpaniłe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "43 48 0 5 5",
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clochdy"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English doublets",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Late Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Middle High German",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛlfɹi",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛlfɹi/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "have bats in one's belfry"
    },
    {
      "word": "have bats in the belfry"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "belfrey"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English belfrey",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "bellfray"
      },
      "expansion": "bellfray",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "belfray"
      },
      "expansion": "belfray",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "belfroi"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French belfroi",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "berfroi"
      },
      "expansion": "berfroi",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "berfrey"
      },
      "expansion": "berfrey",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "bell"
      },
      "expansion": "bell",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "bërcvrit"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German bërcvrit",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "bërvrit",
        "3": "",
        "4": "defensive tower"
      },
      "expansion": "bërvrit (“defensive tower”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Bergfried"
      },
      "expansion": "German Bergfried",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "berefredus"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin berefredus",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bergafriþuz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bergafriþuz",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "bergfried"
      },
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      "name": "doublet"
    }
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    {
      "form": "belfries",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        "A tower or steeple typically containing bells, especially as part of a church."
      ],
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        [
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          "architecture"
        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
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          "bell"
        ],
        [
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          "church"
        ]
      ],
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        "(architecture) A tower or steeple typically containing bells, especially as part of a church."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "architecture"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Architecture"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "architecture",
          "architecture"
        ],
        [
          "specifically",
          "specifically"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(architecture) A part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "architecture"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dialectal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A shed."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shed",
          "shed"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dialectal) A shed."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A movable tower used in sieges."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tower",
          "tower"
        ],
        [
          "sieges",
          "sieges"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A movable tower used in sieges."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An alarm-tower; a watchtower possibly containing an alarm-bell."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "watchtower",
          "watchtower"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) An alarm-tower; a watchtower possibly containing an alarm-bell."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛlfɹi/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlfɹi"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "bĕlʹfrē"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kambanarija",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "камбанария"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "campanar"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "鐘樓"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhōnglóu",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "钟楼"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "klokketårn"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "klokkentoren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "belfort"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "kellotorni"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beffroi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "cjampanîli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "cjampanili"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "cjampanîl"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "cjampanil"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Glockenturm"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kampanarió",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "καμπαναριό"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kodonostásio",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κωδωνοστάσιο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "harangtorony"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clogás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ist",
      "lang": "Istriot",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "canpaneîl"
    },
    {
      "code": "ist",
      "lang": "Istriot",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "canpanèil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "campanile"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょうろう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shōrō",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "鐘楼"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "claggys"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "thie cluig"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "shamyr chluig"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "pourewa pere"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dzwonnica"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "campanário"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "torre sineira"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "Rumantsch-Grischun",
        "Surmiran",
        "Sursilvan",
        "Sutsilvan",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clutger"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "Puter",
        "Vallander",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clucher"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kolokólʹnja",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "колоко́льня"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "campanil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "campanario"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "klocktorn"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "batingawan"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dzvinýcja",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дзвіни́ця"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "canpanil"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "canpanile"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "canpanièl"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "word": "canpaniłe"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clochdy"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kambanarija",
      "sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
      "word": "камбанария"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
      "word": "kellotorni"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Glockenstube"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kodonostásio",
      "sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κωδωνοστάσιο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
      "word": "harangtorony"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clogás"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょうろう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shōrō",
      "sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
      "word": "鐘楼"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
      "word": "pourewa pere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "klokkerom"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "klokkerom"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "campanário"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
      "tags": [
        "Rumantsch-Grischun",
        "Surmiran",
        "Sursilvan",
        "Sutsilvan",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clutger"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
      "tags": [
        "Puter",
        "Vallander",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clucher"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "campanario"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells",
      "word": "batingawan"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obsadna kula",
      "sense": "moveable tower used in sieges",
      "word": "обсадна кула"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "moveable tower used in sieges",
      "word": "攻城塔"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "moveable tower used in sieges",
      "word": "piiritystorni"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "moveable tower used in sieges",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beffroi"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "moveable tower used in sieges",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Belagerungsturm"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nabljudatelna kula",
      "sense": "watchtower containing an alarm-bell",
      "word": "наблюдателна кула"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "watchtower containing an alarm-bell",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "belfort"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "watchtower containing an alarm-bell",
      "word": "kellotorni"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "watchtower containing an alarm-bell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beffroi"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "watchtower containing an alarm-bell",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bergfried"
    }
  ],
  "word": "belfry"
}

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