menagerie

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. A collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos.
  2. The enclosure where they are kept.
  3. A diverse or miscellaneous group.
  4. (obsolete, slang) The orchestra of a theatre.

Übersetzungen

menagerie

giardino zoologico

ζωολογικός κήπος

θηριοτροφείο

parc zoologique

parc zoològic

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/mɪˈnæd͡ʒəɹɪ/
Etymologie (Englisch)

From French ménagerie, derived from ménager (“to keep house”), household. Housekeeping used to include taking care of domestic animals.

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