transcription, транскрипция: [ sæŋktʃuəri, AM -tʃueri ]
( sanctuaries)
1.
A sanctuary is a place where people who are in danger from other people can go to be safe.
His church became a sanctuary for thousands of people who fled the civil war.
= haven
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2.
Sanctuary is the safety provided in a sanctuary.
Some of them have sought sanctuary in the church.
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3.
A sanctuary is a place where birds or animals are protected and allowed to live freely.
...a bird sanctuary.
...a wildlife sanctuary.
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