animal shelter

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animal shelter

noun animal shelters

  1. An organization that provides temporary homes for stray pet animals.
  2. A facility providing such shelter.

    Similar: animal rescue, dog pound, pound, pinjrapole

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noun organization that provides temporary homes for stray pet animals

Españolprotectora de animales, protectora, perrera
DeutschTierheim, Tierschutzbund

noun facility providing such shelter

Españolrefugio de / para animales, albergue animal
Portuguêsabrigo (de/para animais)
DeutschTierheim

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"animal shelter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/animal%20shelter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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animal shelter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/animal%20shelter

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"animal shelter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/animal%20shelter.

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@misc{animal_shelter_2026,
  title = {animal shelter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/animal%20shelter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}