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Meaning of asylum in English

asylum
noun
uk
/əˈsaɪ.ləm/ us
/əˈsaɪ.ləm/

asylum noun (PROTECTION)

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protection or safety, especially that given by a government to people who have been forced to leave their own countries for their safety or because of war:
to seek/apply for political asylum
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asylum noun (HOSPITAL)

[ C ] old use
a hospital for people with mental illnesses:
a lunatic asylum
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(Definition of asylum from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

asylum | American Dictionary

asylum
noun
us
/əˈsɑɪ·ləm/

asylum noun (PROTECTION)

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protection or safety, or a protected and safe place, given esp. to someone who has left a country or place for political reasons:
The refugees have asked for political asylum.

asylum noun (HOSPITAL)

[ C ] dated
a mental hospital, or any other institution giving shelter and other help to poor or suffering people:
He was committed to an insane asylum in 1899.
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Translations of asylum

in Chinese (Traditional)
保護, （尤指政治）避難，庇護, 醫院…
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保护, （尤指政治）避难，庇护, 医院…
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asilo, manicomio, asilo [masculine]…
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asilo, hospício, manicômio…
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sığınma, akıl hastanesi, tımarhane…
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asile [masculine], asile, asile (d’aliénés)…
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asiel, gesticht…
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azyl, blázinec…
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fristed, asyl…
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suaka, rumah sakit jiwa…
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ที่ลี้ภัย, สถานดูแลผู้ป่วยทางจิต…
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sự an toàn, bệnh viện tâm thần…
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azyl, zakład dla obłąkanych, przytułek…
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asyl, fristad, sinnessjukhus…
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perlindungan, rumah orang gila…
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das Asyl, die Irrenanstalt…
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asyl [neuter], asyl, fristed…
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притулок, дім для божевільних…
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убежище, психиатрическая больница…
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