homeless shelter

Meanings

nounhomeless shelter (plural homeless shelters)

A building set up to provide for the needs of homeless people; often including shelter, food, sanitation and other forms of support.
A sanctuary for the temporary housing of domesticated animals without a home.

Finnish asunnottomien asuntola, löytöeläinkoti

asunnottomien asuntolabuilding to provide shelter for homeless — see also night shelter
löytöeläinkotisanctuary for animals

French centre d'accueil

centre d'accueilbuilding to provide shelter for homeless — see also night shelter

German Obdachlosenheim

Obdachlosenheimbuilding to provide shelter for homeless — see also night shelter

Hindi रैनबसेरा

रैनबसेरा (rainabserā)building to provide shelter for homeless — see also night shelter

Hungarian hajléktalanszálló

hajléktalanszállóbuilding to provide shelter for homeless — see also night shelter

Polish schronisko dla bezdomnych, schronisko

schronisko dla bezdomnychbuilding to provide shelter for homeless — see also night shelter
schroniskosanctuary for animals

Russian прию́т для бездо́мных, прию́т для живо́тных

прию́т для бездо́мных (prijút dlja bezdómnyx)building to provide shelter for homeless — see also night shelter
прию́т для живо́тных (prijút dlja živótnyx)sanctuary for animals

Spanish albergue para los sinhogar, albergue animal

albergue para los sinhogarbuilding to provide shelter for homeless — see also night shelter
albergue animalsanctuary for animals

Swedish härbärge

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