homeless shelter

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homeless shelter

noun homeless shelters

  1. A building set up to provide for the needs of homeless people; often including shelter, food, sanitation and other forms of support.
  2. A sanctuary for the temporary housing of domesticated animals without a home.

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noun building to provide shelter for homeless — see also night shelter

Españolalbergue para los sinhogar
हिन्दीरैनबसेरा rainabserā
Françaiscentre d'accueil
DeutschObdachlosenheim
Русскийприю́т для бездо́мных prijút dlja bezdómnyx

noun sanctuary for animals

Españolalbergue animal
Русскийприю́т для живо́тных prijút dlja živótnyx

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@misc{homeless_shelter_2026,
  title = {homeless shelter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/homeless%20shelter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}