In Medieval Europe, the possession of a dovecote was a symbol of status and power.
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Dovecote
//ˈdʌvkɒt//
Synonyms for "dovecote" (11 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (3)
Related words (5)
Noun(2 words)
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8 entriesTranslations
44 translations across 37 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- περιστερεών noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Armenian
2 entries- աղավնատուն noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
- աղավնոց noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Basque
1 entries- usategi noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Catalan
1 entries- colomar noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 鴿棚 /鸽棚 noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Classical Nahuatl
1 entries- huīlōcalli noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Czech
1 entries- holubník noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Danish
1 entries- dueslag noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Dutch
2 entries- duivenkot noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
- duiventil noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Esperanto
1 entries- kolombejo noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Estonian
1 entries- tuvila noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Finnish
1 entries- kyyhkyslakka noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
French
1 entries- colombier noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Galician
1 entries- pombal noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
German
3 entries- Taubenhaus noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
- Taubenkobel noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
- Taubenschlag noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Greek
1 entries- περιστερώνας noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Hungarian
1 entries- galambdúc noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Irish
1 entries- colmlann noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Italian
1 entries- colombaia noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Latin
1 entries- columbārium noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Lithuanian
1 entries- karvelidė noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Macedonian
1 entries- гулабарник noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Norman
1 entries- colombyi noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- گوگرجینلك noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Pannonian Rusyn
2 entries- голубарнїк noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
- голубнїк noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Polish
1 entries- gołębnik noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Portuguese
1 entries- pombal noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Romanian
2 entries- porumbar noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
- porumbărie noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Russian
1 entries- голубя́тня noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- golubarnik noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Slovak
1 entries- holubník noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Spanish
1 entries- palomar noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Swedish
1 entries- duvslag noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Tagalog
1 entries- bahay-kalapati noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Turkish
1 entries- güvercinlik noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Urdu
1 entries- کبوتر خانہ noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Volapük
2 entries- pejilitöp noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
- pijunöp noun (house or box in which domestic pigeons breed)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
If you haue writ your Annales true, 'tis there, / That like an Eagle in a Doue-cote, I / Flutter'd your Volcians in Corioles.
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she could see the malt-house with its dovecote
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