laura

Pronunciation: /ˈlɔɹə/

The English word “laura” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior
A cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the centre.

From the Late Latin laura, from Ancient Greek λαύρα (laúra, “lane, path”).

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