🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

새장

Pronunciation / Transliteration: saejang

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Aviary/ˈeɪ.vi.er.i/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14200 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"동물원의 거대한 새장에 다양한 새들이 살고 있다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A large enclosure or structure for keeping birds alive in confinement, often large enough for people to walk inside.

    "The zoo recently opened a massive walk-in aviary featuring exotic tropical birds."
  2. 2

    A large cage or building where birds are bred and raised.

    "He runs a commercial aviary specializing in rare parrots and finches."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'aviarium', originating from 'avis' meaning 'bird', via Middle French in the late 16th century. The suffix '-ary' denotes a place or enclosure, shifting the historical meaning from a general place for keeping birds to a large, often enclosed structure where live birds are kept in natural conditions.

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