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- pronunciation:
saI
lm
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
(old-fashioned) an institution for the care of those who are unable to maintain themselves, such as orphans or the severely mentally ill.
After their parents' death, the children were sent to an asylum.- synonyms:
- home
- similar words:
- foster home, hospice, hospital, institution, madhouse, nursing home, orphanage, sanatorium, sanitarium
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| definition 2: |
a place of safety, as for political refugees; sanctuary.
Their home was an asylum for runaway slaves.- synonyms:
- sanctuary
- similar words:
- cover, haven, refuge, shelter
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| definition 3: |
protection, as from extradition, that is granted by one country to political refugees from another.
The couple fled their country and sought asylum in the United States.- synonyms:
- sanctuary
- similar words:
- protection
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| related words: |
harbor, lair, oasis |
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