homeless shelter

English

Noun

homeless shelter (plural homeless shelters)

1. A building set up to provide for the needs of homeless people; often including shelter, food, sanitation and other forms of support.

   Hyponym: night shelter

2. A sanctuary for the temporary housing of domesticated animals without a home.

Translations

building to provide shelter for homeless — see also night shelter

• Finnish: asunnottomien asuntola
• French: centre d’accueil m
• German: Obdachlosenheim (de) n
• Hungarian: hajléktalanszálló (hu)
• Polish: schronisko dla bezdomnych n
• Russian: прию́т для бездо́мных m (prijút dlja bezdómnyx)
• Swedish: härbärge (sv) n

sanctuary for animals

• Finnish: löytöeläintarha
• Polish: schronisko (pl) n
• Russian: прию́т для живо́тных m (prijút dlja živótnyx)