"charnel house" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: charnel houses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} charnel house (plural charnel houses)
  1. A vault or other building in which the bones of the dead are stored. Wikipedia link: charnel house Synonyms: crypt, ossuary, charnel-house Translations (vault or other building in which the bones of the dead are stored): Beinhaus [neuter] (German), Karner [masculine] (German), Ossuarium [neuter] (German), ossuārium [neuter] (Latin), косту́рница (kostúrnica) [feminine] (Macedonian), karner [masculine] (Polish), osuar [neuter] (Romanian), osario [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-charnel_house-en-noun-siJU0~so Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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