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lamasery

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la⋅ma⋅ser⋅y

  [lah-muh-ser-ee]
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–noun, plural -ser⋅ies.
a monastery of lamas.
Origin:
1865–70; < F lamaserie.
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la·ma·ser·y   (lä'mə-sěr'ē)   
n.   pl. la·ma·ser·ies
A monastery of lamas.

[French lamaserie : lama, lama (from Tibetan bla-ma; see lama) + -serie, dwelling (probably from Persian sarāy, inn, palace; see terə-2 in Indo-European roots).]
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