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Meanings of abbey in inglês

A Kwa language spoken by the Abé people primarily in the Department of Agboville in Côte d'Ivoire.

The habitation and workplace of a community of monks or nuns.

Usage of abbey in inglês
1
It cannot be; and I shall die the property of the abbey.
The Sea-Witch; Or, The African Quadroon: A Story of the Slave Co...
2
He left the court and hid himself in the abbey of Saint-Germain.
Catherine De Medici
3
The roof crumpled and fell in, and again dust hid the abbey.
One Man's Initiation—1917
4
Of the abbey to battle under the banner of the patron saint.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
5
The abbey church was beautiful in its architecture and of great size.
Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys
6
On sunny days, the abbey floor was a prismatic patchwork of light.
The Da Vinci Code
7
In 1344 the abbey buildings were destroyed by fire, and David II.
Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys
8
Since then the abbey had fallen into the power of the enemy.
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 0...
9
The ruins of the abbey stand with their back against the forest.
Led Astray and The Sphinx / Two Novellas In One Volume
10
De Braose wanted a church; Hugo would give him an abbey entire.
Hood
11
North Yorkshire abounds with abbey ruins, but Jervaulx feels lost in time.
The Guardian
12
At present the abbey is united to that of Morbac in Alsace.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. J...
13
Kings came and went, but the abbey had survived three hundred years.
King rolen's kin: the uncrowned king
14
The ruined abbey of Muckross is another of the sights of Killarney.
The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland
15
There is the old church and the abbey that St. Botolph founded.
A Little Girl in Old Boston
16
The government of an abbey is in the hands of its abbot.
A Canticle For Leibowitz
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