columbarium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A columbary, especially a large and architecturally impressive one for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, such as those in ancien régime France.
A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.
A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.
A niche in such a building for housing urns.

/ˌkɒləmˈbɛəɹi.əm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-TurtleMedicine-columbarium.wav /ˌkɑləmˈbɛri.əm/

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Borrowed from Latin columbārium, from columba (“pigeon”) + -ārium (“place for”).

dovecote pigeon loft cinerarium

Columba columbine Columbus

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