treasure house
Americannoun
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a building, room, or chamber used as a storage place for valuables; treasury.
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a place or source where things of value or worth may be found.
Books are the treasure house of ideas.
Etymology
Origin of treasure house
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75
Example Sentences
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Once a saffron-scented cultural treasure house, present-day Herat still looks proudly to its rich heritage of Persian poetry, miniaturist painting and resplendent architecture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2021
She has been inside many of the region’s monasteries, and she recently visited one treasure house in which the ancient skull of the monastery’s founder lived on as a kapala, or ritual cup.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 21, 2015
“The Antarctic is a treasure house for all human beings, and China should go there and share,” Liu Shenli, the chairman of the China National Agricultural Development Group, told China Daily, a state-owned newspaper.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2015
Step inside, and a treasure house is laid out in front of you.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 28, 2010
Redwall must be a veritable treasure house to a clever young fox.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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