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How to pronounce abbey in English?

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Type Words
Type of church, church building
Derivation abbatial
Type Words
Type of convent
Derivation abbatial
Type Words
Type of monastery
Derivation abbatial

Examples of abbey

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Abbey Theatre, St Albans until October 29 at 8pm with a Saturday matinee at 4pm.
From the harrowtimes.co.uk
After the abbey visit, students'reactions ranged from personal to philosophical.
From the time.com
French architects were visiting the abbey that day to get started on the design.
From the ocregister.com
Joseph have long been buried in plain wooden caskets built by hand at the abbey.
From the washingtonpost.com
The abbey has long been popular with visitors as a place for spiritual retreats.
From the economist.com
Meanwhile, back at the abbey, there is plenty of room to expand the columbarium.
From the economist.com
Abbey Lodge is open for a day of viewing on Saturday, September 10, 10am-12noon.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
In 1790 during the French Revolution, the abbey was sacked and mostly destroyed.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The legendary London abbey is where royals go to be married, buried and crowned.
From the orlandosentinel.com
More examples
  • A church associated with a monastery or convent
  • A convent ruled by an abbess
  • An abbey (from Latin abbatia, derived from Syriac abba, "father"), or nunnery, is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community. ...
  • Abbey (1853) Abbey was a wooden Brigantine that was wrecked at Crowdy Head, New South Wales in 1868.
  • The Abbey was a short-lived friction drive car assembled by the Abbey Auto Engineering Co. Ltd in Westminster, England. It used a 10.8 hp 1498u00A0cc Coventry-Simplex engine. It was built in 1922 only and cost u00A3315. It also had Marles steering gear and friction drive. The two-seater model sold for u20A4315.
  • Abbey National plc was a UK-based bank and former building society, which latterly traded under the Abbey brand name. ...
  • Abbey is a political division returning three Councillors to the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. At the 2006 election Jeanne Alexander, Graham Bramley, and Mohammed Fani all of the Labour Party (UK) were elected for a four year term in office.
  • Abbey was a British coachbuilding company based in Merton, South West London and later Acton, North West London and was active between 1930 and about 1938.
  • The Abbey River is a backwater of the River Thames in England, near Chertsey, Surrey. It runs from behind Penton Hook Island to below Chertsey Lock.