"animal shelter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: animal shelters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} animal shelter (plural animal shelters)
  1. An organization that provides temporary homes for stray pet animals. Translations (organization that provides temporary homes for stray pet animals): Tierheim [neuter] (German), Tierschutzbund [masculine] (German), protectora de animales [feminine] (Spanish), protectora [feminine] (Spanish), perrera [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-animal_shelter-en-noun-uEgxZsKK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'organization that provides temporary homes for stray pet animals': 98 2
  2. A facility providing such shelter. Synonyms: animal rescue [organization] Synonyms (facility): dog pound, pound [US], pinjrapole [India] Hyponyms: ASPA [organization], ASPCA [organization], humane society [organization] Hyponyms (facility): goshala, no-kill shelter, pinjrapole Related terms: animal facilities, dogcatcher, animal control Translations (facility providing such shelter): Tierheim [neuter] (German), állatmenhely (Hungarian), abrigo (de/para animais) [masculine] (Portuguese), refugio de animales [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-animal_shelter-en-noun-NFaTNORo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'facility': 4 96 Disambiguation of 'facility': 4 96 Disambiguation of 'facility providing such shelter': 3 97

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