/ ˈmɪnstə(r); NAmE / noun
( BrE ) a large or important church :
York Minster
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English mynster , via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek monastērion , from monazein live alone, from monos alone.
/ ˈmɪnstə(r); NAmE / noun
( BrE ) a large or important church :
York Minster
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English mynster , via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek monastērion , from monazein live alone, from monos alone.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005