bookcase

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bookcase

  • /ˈbʊkˌkeɪs/ UK
  • [ˈbʊʔk̚keɪs] UK

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From book + case.

noun bookcases · book-case

  1. A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books.

    Similar: bookpress

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noun furniture displaying books

Españolestantería, librero, biblioteca
한국어책장 chaekjang
日本語本棚 hondana
中文書架 /书架 shūjià, 書櫥 /书橱 shūchú, 書櫃 /书柜 shūguì
हिन्दीकिताबों की अलमारी kitābõ kī almārī
Portuguêsestante
Françaisbibliothèque
DeutschBücherregal
Italianolibreria
Ελληνικάβιβλιοθήκη vivliothíki
Românăbibliotecă
Русскийкни́жный шкаф knížnyj škaf, этаже́рка etažérka
Tiếng Việttủ sách, kệ sách
العربيةمَكْتَبَة maktaba, خِزَانَةُ الْكُتُب ḵizānatu l-kutub
עבריתאֲרוֹן סְפָרִים arón s'farím

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"bookcase." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bookcase. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

Chicago

"bookcase." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bookcase.

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@misc{bookcase_2026,
  title = {bookcase},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bookcase},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}