Menagerie Definition

mə-năjə-rē, -năzh-
noun
A collection of wild or strange animals kept in cages or enclosures for exhibition.
Webster's New World
A place where such animals are kept.
Webster's New World

A diverse or miscellaneous group.

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Noun

Singular:
menagerie
Plural:
menageries

Origin of Menagerie

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

    From Wiktionary

  • French ménagerie from Old French mesnage ménage ménage

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Menagerie Sentence Examples

  • This is a magnificent palace, with gardens, a menagerie and a good library.

  • Inside the lean-to was a menagerie of antique farm equipment.

  • Sclater, "On the Struthious Birds living in the Zoological Society's Menagerie," Transactions, iv.

  • The park is beautifully laid out, and contains a small menagerie.

  • I love all living things,--I suppose everyone does; but of course I cannot have a menagerie.

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Words Starting With

MMEMEN

Words Ending With

EIERIE

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With M9 Letter Words Ending With E