or+nunnery

  • 1Nunnery Colliery — was a coal mine close to the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The mining company, known as The Waverley Coal Company, also worked High Hazels Colliery about 3 miles (5 km) further east. Contents 1 History 2 The Nunnery Paddy Mail… …

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  • 2Nunnery Wood High School — Address Spetchley Road West Midlands Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 2LT, England United Kingdom Information School type …

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  • 3Nunnery engine shed — was a small locomotive depot close to the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. After gaining running powers over the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway to reach Sheffield, the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) set …

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  • 4Nunnery — Nun ner*y, n.; pl. {Nunneries}. [OE. nonnerie, OF. nonerie, F. nonnerie, fr. nonne nun, L. nonna. See {Nun}.] A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See {Cloister}, and {Convent} …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5nunnery — (n.) late 13c., nunhood, from NUN (Cf. nun) + ERY (Cf. ery). Meaning convent of nuns is from c.1300. Meaning house of ill fame is attested by 1590s …

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  • 6nunnery — *cloister, monastery, convent, abbey, priory …

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  • 7nunnery — [n] convent abbey, cloister, monastery, priory, religious community, retreat; concepts 368,516 …

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  • 8nunnery — ► NOUN (pl. nunneries) ▪ a religious house of nuns …

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  • 9nunnery — [nun′ər ē] n. pl. nunneries [ME nonnerie: see NUN1 & ERY] former term for CONVENT SYN. CLOISTER …

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  • 10Nunnery — Recorded as Nunney, Nunnery and Nunnerley, this is an English medieval surname. It is locational for someone who lived at a place called Nunney in Somerset or Nunnerley in Sussex and Cumberland, the latter two being lost or at least diminished… …

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