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POLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

azyl.

right of asylum, asylum, refuge, sanctuary (protection offered to a refugee)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈa.zɘl/
  1. right of asylum, asylum, refuge, sanctuary (protection offered to a refugee)

    inanimate · masculine
  2. asylum, refuge, sanctuary (safe place)

    inanimate · literary · masculine
  3. shelter (a place of safety for animals)

    inanimate · masculine
  4. shelter (an institution that provides temporary housing for homeless people, battered women, etc.)

    inanimate · masculine
  5. refuge island

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Ancient Greek σύλη (súlē) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἄσυλος (ásulos) Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Hellenic *-on Ancient Greek -ον (-on) Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon)bor. Latin asȳlumlbor. Polish azyl Learned borrowing from Latin asȳlum.

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