MINSTER


Meaning of MINSTER in English

/ 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.