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Another word for asylum

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Noun

  1. An institution that provides care and shelter

    See also:

    protection

  2. Something that physically protects, especially from danger

    See also:

    safety

    attack

  3. The state of being protected or safeguarded, as from danger or hardship

    See also:

    safety

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Another word for asylum

Noun
  1. See also:

    shelter

    See syn. study at

    shelter

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Sentence Examples

  • Let him prepare an asylum for them in Russia!

  • Your excellency, the superintendent of the lunatic asylum has come: what are your commands?

  • In the vicinity are the Surrey county asylum and a female convict prison.

  • Venice, like Rome and other famous cities, was an asylum city.

  • The Oxford Orphan Asylum at Oxford (1872) is supported partly by the Masonic Order and partly by the state.

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