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PRONUNCIATION OF COLUMBARIA

columbaria  [ˌkɒləmˈbeərɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLUMBARIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Columbaria is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COLUMBARIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

columbaria

Columbarium

A columbarium is a place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns. The term comes from the Latin columba and originally referred to compartmentalized housing for doves and pigeons called a dovecote.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLUMBARIA


Algeria
ælˈdʒɪərɪə
anterior
ænˈtɪərɪə
antimalaria
ˌæntɪməˈleərɪə
area
ˈɛərɪə
armamentaria
ˌɑːməmenˈteərɪə
Bulgaria
bʌlˈɡɛərɪə
caldaria
kælˈdeərɪə
criteria
kraɪˈtɪərɪə
dataria
deɪˈteərɪə
exterior
ɪkˈstɪərɪə
fritillaria
ˌfrɪtɪˈleərɪə
herbaria
hɜːˈbeərɪə
interior
ɪnˈtɪərɪə
metacercaria
ˌmetəsəˈkeərɪə
Nigeria
naɪˈdʒɪərɪə
scarier
ˈskeərɪə
subarea
ˈsʌbˌeərɪə
varier
ˈveərɪə
velaria
vɪˈleərɪə
wistaria
wɪsˈteərɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLUMBARIA

columbarium
columbary
columbate
Columbia
Columbian
columbic
columbine
columbite
columbium
columbous
Columbus
Columbus Day
columel
columella
columella auris
columellae
columellar
column
column inch

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLUMBARIA

aquaria
aria
Ave Maria
Bavaria
Gran Canaria
Gulf of Carpentaria
honoraria
luminaria
malaria
maria
militaria
rosaria
Samaria
sanitaria
Santa Maria
sharia
sorbaria
syllabaria
the Santa Maria
varia

Synonyms and antonyms of columbaria in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «columbaria» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLUMBARIA

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Translator English - Chinese

骨灰龛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

columbarios
570 millions of speakers

English

columbaria
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

columbaria
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

columbaria
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колумбариев
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

columbaria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

columbaria
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

columbariums
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Columbaria
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kolumbarien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

columbaria
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

columbaria
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Columbaria
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

columbaria
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

columbaria
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोलंबिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

columbaria
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

colombari
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kolumbaria
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колумбаріїв
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

columbaria
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

columbaria
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

columbaria
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gravurnekammare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

columbaria
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of columbaria

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLUMBARIA»

The term «columbaria» is regularly used and occupies the 95.100 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLUMBARIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about columbaria

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLUMBARIA»

Discover the use of columbaria in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to columbaria and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The familia urbana during the early empire: a study of ...
This book investigates the lives of servile dependants, and their role in the large households of the elite Romans.
Kinuko Hasegawa, 2005
2
Columbarium Tombs and Collective Identity in Augustan Rome
The poor level of documentation and the chrono- logical imprecision probably reduce our modern ability to reconstruct such a development, but the abruptness of their appearance implies that columbaria were inspired by collective tombs ...
Dorian Borbonus, 2014
3
Encyclopedia of Death & Human Experience: 1-
Roman columbaria were a purely urban phenomenon and, although examples have been excavated throughout Italy, nowhere have they been found on the same scale or in the same numbers as the environs of Rome. When cremation was ...
Clifton D. Bryant, Dennis L. Peck, 2009
4
Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience
Roman columbaria were a purely urban phenomenon and, although examples have been excavated throughout Italy, nowhere have they been found on the same scale or in the same numbers as the environs of Rome. When crema- tion was ...
Clifton D. Bryant, Dennis L. Peck, 2009
5
Christian Burial Practices at Ostia Antica: Backgrounds and ...
were equipped with couches for banqueting.782 Ultimately, columbaria were chamber tombs equipped with a number of niches with which they were provided in order to accomodate cremation burials. They were the architectural response to ...
Milton Luiz Torres, 2007
6
A Handbook of Rome and Its Environs
The triangular space comprised between the Via Appia and Via Latina, and the later city wall of Aurelian, was occupiedlby numerous Columbaria, forming a vast necropolis. Columbaria of Kylas and Vitaline, near the Porta Latina and the ...
John Murray (Firm), 1888
7
The Economy of Roman Palestine
In order to understand this economic endeavor it is necessary to study the installations referred to in scholarly literature as “columbaria.” The columbaria were usually hewn out of the sides of caves in the form of triangular cochim or niches ...
Ze'Ev Safrai Nfa, Ze'ev Safrai, 2003
8
When Perennials Bloom: An Almanac for Planning and Planting
... 412 caucasica 'Farm', 412 caucasica'Loddon White', 412 caucasica 'Nachtfalter ', 412 columbaria, 412-414 columbaria 'Blue Buttons', 413 columbaria 'Butterfly Blue', 413-414 columbaria ssp. columbaria, 413 columbaria'Pink Mist', 413-414 ...
Tomasz Aniśko, 2008
9
The Archaeology of Rome
354* Tomb with Columbaria, the wall faced with Opus Reticulatum, in the Ex- quilhe, near the Porta Maggiore. 2261 Another Tomb in the Exquilue with a series of Columbaria, and some Inscriptions. 2262 The other side of the same Tomb and ...
John Henry Parker, 1877
10
Tombs in and near Rome. 10. Sculpture
175 Imitation of a Tomb, with Niches or Columbaria, in the Museum of Cam- pana . 1945 Remains of a Tomb of the first century, near the Porta Latina, within the Gate. n 79 Columbaria of a Burial-club, near the Porta di S. Sebastiano, A.D. 50,  ...
John Henry Parker, 1877

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLUMBARIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term columbaria is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Cremation on the rise
"What we found was that columbaria could pay for themselves, and then pay for the installation of additional ones and possible other ... «Alberta Daily Herald Tribune, Jul 15»
2
SFH meets Vice Mayor of Shenzhen
He said that the overall development of crematoria and columbaria would proceed in accordance with the applicable legislation and ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
3
Columbarias approved for Albert Street cemetery
A columbaria is meant strictly for cremated remains. It includes 48 niche each - with the possibility of accommodating up to 96, if couples decide ... «www.insideottawavalley.com/, Jul 15»
4
Lake Baldwin Park pet memorial put on hold
... in Lake Baldwin Park, which would have included four columbaria walls, brick pavers inscribed with pet names and a decorative iron fence. «Winter Park/Maitland Observer, Jul 15»
5
A Building Boom for Veterans Cemeteries
In Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Indianapolis, and the San Francisco area, the VA is building national cemeteries that are solely columbaria ... «WUNC, Jun 15»
6
HLURB rulings on real estate ads 'professionalize' industry-developers
... advertisement guideline is also applicable to commercial, farmlot, and industrial subdivisions, cemeteries, memorial parks, and columbaria. «Sun.Star, Jun 15»
7
Foster private market to address HK columbarium shortage
The shortage of public and private columbaria in Hong Kong has been a cause of public concern for years, but the government has simply ... «EJ Insight, Jun 15»
8
Finding graves of family, friends just a few clicks away
In addition, columbaria — vaults with niches for urns containing the ashes of cremated bodies — are included. FindAGrave.com also has links ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jun 15»
9
North Bay Roman Catholic Cemeteries
The daily operations of our cemeteries, columbaria, and the mausoleum are managed by an Operations Manager. Financial affairs are ... «NorthBayNipissing.com, Jun 15»
10
Council approves TIF Financing
... at 2702 South 8th, and a special permit to install two columbaria with special conditions for Christ Lutheran Church at 3707 Holiday Drive. «Quincy Journal, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Columbaria [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/columbaria>. Apr 2024 ».
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