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ORPHANS' ASYLUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A public institution for the care of orphans
Synonyms:
orphanage; orphans' asylum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("orphans' asylum" is a kind of...):
institution (an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated)