sanctuary
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- noun
- /ˈsæŋk.tʃuː.ɛr.i/
- Literature
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ciudad santuario (EE. UU.)
- The governor announced new policies to support the sanctuary status, ensuring safety for all residents.
- sanctuary designation
- sanctuary activists
- sanctuary supporters
What exactly is a sanctuary city?
- What exactly is a sanctuary city?
- Most of these on sanctuary cities where they were nabbed.
- I mean, they did they, they wanted this, they wanted to be a sanctuary city.
Examples
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But in 1992, Congress created the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary in waters off Maui and Kauai.
Academic text (1996) -
You'll see a small building with a sign reading "Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary" at 160 Robert James Waller.
Fiction book (1993) -
This city will be a sanctuary for the children of God.
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The New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia has been a part of that effort.
Academic text (2012) -
My friend, Father Tomasino, is working with the sanctuary movement.
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Mr. Trump has threatened to withhold federal funds from sanctuary cities, which provide the model for the sanctuary-campus idea.
Academic text (2017) -
By UN decree, Biosyn valley has been designated a global sanctuary.
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Botswana is one of the last unspoiled wildlife sanctuaries in the world.
Academic text (1994) -
The city has declared itself a sanctuary for undocumented immigrants, protecting them from deportation.
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Many people seek refuge in a sanctuary city where they can live without fear of being reported to immigration authorities.
Antonyms
Compounds
A place where injured wild animals get care and recover safely
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sanctuary is also used today for cities that promise to protect immigrants, and this modern use comes from the older idea of a protected, sacred place. Because sanctuary comes from Latin sanctus 'holy', people started using it for any place that gives protection, which is why we speak of 'sanctuary cities' today.