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cloister
noun[ Cusually plural ]
uk /ˈklɔɪ.stər/ us /ˈklɔɪ.stɚ/
a covered stone passage around the four sides of a courtyard (= a square or rectangular space) especially in a religious building such as a church or monastery（尤指教堂、修道院等宗教建筑的）回廊
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cloister | American Dictionary
cloister
noun[ C ]
us/ˈklɔɪ·stər/
a covered passage around esp. a square open space within a religious building, or the space such a passage goes around
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