English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “sanctuaries”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for sanctuaries is sanc-tu-ar-ies, with 3 possible break points in this result.

US English hyphenation
sanc-tu-ar-ies
4 segments3 break points
British English pattern result sanc-tu-ar-ies The GB pattern set returns the same result for this word.
Wordsanctuaries
Hyphenationsanc-tu-ar-ies
Break points3
Part of speechnoun
Pronunciationˈsaŋ(k)tjʊəri
Meaning & usage

What does “sanctuaries” mean?

sanctuaries: refuge or safety from pursuit, persecution, or other danger.

Headwordsanctuary
Part of speechnoun
Pronunciationˈsaŋ(k)tjʊəri
1
noun

refuge or safety from pursuit, persecution, or other danger.

Example: “his sons took sanctuary in the church”

2
noun

a nature reserve.

Example: “a bird sanctuary”

Synonyms:
home park preserve reservation reserve shelter conservation park nature reserve wildlife reserve
3
noun

a holy place; a temple.

Example: “the sanctuaries of Apollo and Athena”

Synonyms:
Word breaks

How “sanctuaries” is split

sanc·tu·ar·ies

For US English, the hyphenation result is sanc-tu-ar-ies. This gives 3 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.

Quick answers

Questions about “sanctuaries”

How do you hyphenate “sanctuaries”?

In the US-English result used here, sanctuaries is hyphenated as sanc-tu-ar-ies.

Where can “sanctuaries” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 3 possible break points.

What does “sanctuaries” mean?

refuge or safety from pursuit, persecution, or other danger.

Can you use “sanctuaries” in a sentence?

“his sons took sanctuary in the church”

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