Pronunciations (6)
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/ˈmɪnstə/
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/ˈmɪnstɚ/
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- General-American
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/ˈmənstə/
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- New-Zealand
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/ˈmɪnstəɾ/
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- Scotland
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ˈmɪnstə
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- GB
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ˈmɪnstɚ
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- US
Noun
A monastic church.
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[F]urther south in Kent, there was St. Mildred, whose mother, in 670, founded the minster that still stands there in good nick, with nine nuns who are an ever-present help in trouble to all religions and none.
A cathedral church without any monastic connection.
Noun
any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery
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