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minster

American  
[min-ster] / ˈmɪn stər /

noun

  1. a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.

  2. any large or important church, as a cathedral.

minster British  
/ ˈmɪnstə /

noun

  1. any of certain cathedrals and large churches, usually originally connected to a monastery

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Etymology

Origin of minster

before 900; Middle English, Old English mynster (cognate with German Münster ) < Vulgar Latin *monisterium, for Late Latin monastērium monastery

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