Monastir

M3O1N1A1S1T1I1R1

proper noun

Bitola in North Macedonia.

OriginTurkish manastır ← Medieval Greek μοναστήριον →
UncommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

Monastir1

proper noun
  1. historicalBitola in North Macedonia.

Monastir2

proper noun
  1. A commune of Sardinia, Italy.
  2. A coastal city in Tunisia.

Origin

  1. Medieval Greekμοναστήριον
  2. Turkishmanastır“monastery”
  3. EnglishMonastir

From Turkish manastır (“monastery”), from Medieval Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion). Doublet of monastery.

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Translations

Bulgarian Битоля
  • Битоля (Bitolja)former name of Bitola in Macedonia
Catalan Bitola
  • Bitolaformer name of Bitola in Macedonia
Chinese Mandarin 比托拉
  • 比托拉 (Bǐtuōlā)former name of Bitola in Macedonia
Czech Bitola
  • Bitolaformer name of Bitola in Macedonia
Danish Bitola
  • Bitolaformer name of Bitola in Macedonia
Dutch Bitola
  • Bitolaformer name of Bitola in Macedonia
Esperanto Bitola
  • Bitolaformer name of Bitola in Macedonia
Finnish Bitola
  • Bitolaformer name of Bitola in Macedonia
French Bitola
  • Bitolaformer name of Bitola in Macedonia
German Bitola
  • Bitolaformer name of Bitola in Macedonia
Greek Μοναστήρι
  • Μοναστήρι (Monastíri)former name of Bitola in Macedonia
Hebrew ביטולה
  • ביטולהformer name of Bitola in Macedonia
Indonesian Bitola
  • Bitolaformer name of Bitola in Macedonia
Japanese ビトラ
  • ビトラ (Bitora)former name of Bitola in Macedonia
Latin Monasterium
  • Monasteriumformer name of Bitola in Macedonia
Latvian Bitola
  • Bitolaformer name of Bitola in Macedonia
Lithuanian Bitola
  • Bitolaformer name of Bitola in Macedonia
Norwegian Bitola
  • Bitolaformer name of Bitola in Macedonia
Persian بیتولا
  • بیتولا (bitolâ)former name of Bitola in Macedonia
Polish Bitola
  • Bitolaformer name of Bitola in Macedonia
Portuguese Bitola
  • Bitolaformer name of Bitola in Macedonia
Romanian Bitola
  • Bitolaformer name of Bitola in Macedonia
Russian Би́тола
  • Би́тола (Bítola)former name of Bitola in Macedonia
Spanish Bitola
  • Bitolaformer name of Bitola in Macedonia
Swedish Bitola
  • Bitolaformer name of Bitola in Macedonia
Turkish Manastır
  • Manastırformer name of Bitola in Macedonia
Ukrainian Бітола
  • Бітола (Bitola)former name of Bitola in Macedonia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Monastir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monastir

MLA

“Monastir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monastir. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Monastir,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Monastir.

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