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Kloster

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See also: kloster, Klöster, and klošter

English

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from German Kloster.

    Proper noun

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    Kloster (plural Klosters)

    1. A surname from German.

    Statistics

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    • According to the 2010 United States Census, Kloster is the 18660th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1474 individuals. Kloster is most common among White (95.12%) individuals.

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    German

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    German Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

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    From Old High German klōstar, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *clōstrum, Medieval Latin claustrum.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈkloːstɐ/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Klos‧ter; pre-1996: Klo‧ster

    Noun

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    Kloster n (strong, genitive Klosters, plural Klöster, diminutive Klösterchen n or Klösterlein n)

    1. convent, monastery, cloister

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    Descendants

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    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: клоштер, клоштар
      Latin script: klošter, kloštar

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