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1. (n.) belfry
a bell tower either attached to a church or other building or standing apart.
2. belfry
the part of a steeple or other structure in which a bell is hung.
3. belfry
a frame of timberwork that encloses a bell.
Etymology: (1225–75; ME belfray, berfray < OF < Frankish; cf. MHG ber(c)frit siegetower)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) campanile, belfry
a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
2. (noun) belfry
a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) belfry
a movable tower erected by besiegers for purposes of attack and defense
2. (noun) belfry
a bell tower, usually attached to a church or other building, but sometimes separate; a campanile
3. (noun) belfry
a room in a tower in which a bell is or may be hung; or a cupola or turret for the same purpose
4. (noun) belfry
the framing on which a bell is suspended
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Sense: the part of a (church) tower in which bells are hung.
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 Afrikaans: kloktoring |
 Arabic: قُبَّة جَرَس |
 Bulgarian: камбанария |
 Brazilian: campanário |
 Czech: zvonice |
 German: der Glockenstuhl |
 Danish: klokketårn |
 Greek: καμπαναριό |
 Spanish: campanario |
 Estonian: kellatorn |
 Farsi: برج ناقوس کلیسا |
 Finnish: kellotapuli |
 French: clocher |
 Hebrew: מִגְדָל פָּעָמוֹן הַכּנֶס |
 Hindi: घण्टाघर |
 Croatian: zvonik |
 Hungarian: harangtorony |
 Indonesian: menara lonceng |
 Icelandic: klukkuturn |
 Italian: campanile |
 Japanese: 鐘楼 |
 Korean: 종루, 종탑 |
 Lithuanian: varpinė |
 Latvian: zvanu tornis |
 Malay: menara loceng |
 Dutch: klokketoren |
 Norwegian: klokketårn |
 Polish: dzwonnica |
 Persian: برج ناقوس کلیسا |
 Pashto: دزنك پرج (لكه دكليسا) |
 Portuguese: campanário |
 Romanian: clopotniţă |
 Russian: колокольня |
 Slovak: zvonica |
 Slovenian: zvonik |
 Serbian: zvonik |
 Swedish: klocktorn, klockstapel |
 Thai: หอระฆัง |
 Turkish: çan kulesi |
 Taiwanese: 鐘樓 |
 Ukrainian: дзвіниця |
 Urdu: گرجے کا گھنٹہ گھر |
 Vietnamese: tháp chuông |
 Chinese: 钟楼 |
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