"monkey-house" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: monkey-houses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} monkey-house (plural monkey-houses)
  1. An enclosure in which monkeys are kept. Translations (an enclosure in which monkeys are kept): singerie [feminine] (French), teach moncaí [masculine] (Irish), 獣舎 (jūsha) (alt: じゅうしゃ) (Japanese), małpiarnia [feminine] (Polish), обезья́нник (obezʹjánnik) [masculine] (Russian)
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  2. A frenetically chaotic place, often said of a place where politicians gather.
    Sense id: en-monkey-house-en-noun-gWAxj3XN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 36 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 47 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 36 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 34 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 32 34 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 34 34
  3. (US, dated) A brothel. Tags: US, dated
    Sense id: en-monkey-house-en-noun-wJVKP7py Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 36 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 36 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 34 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 23 25 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 32 34 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 30 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 34 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: monkey house

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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