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nave
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nave 1  (nv)
n.
The central part of a church, extending from the narthex to the chancel and flanked by aisles.

[Medieval Latin nvis, from Latin, ship (from its shape); see nu- in Indo-European roots.]

nave 2  (nv)
n.
The hub of a wheel.

[Middle English, from Old English nafu; see nobh- in Indo-European roots.]

nave1
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) the central space in a church, extending from the narthex to the chancel and often flanked by aisles
[via Medieval Latin from Latin nāvis ship, from the similarity of shape]

nave2
n
the central block or hub of a wheel
[Old English nafu, nafa; related to Old High German naba]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.navenave - the central area of a church        
area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
church building, church - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"
Translations
nave1 [neɪv] N (Archit) → nave f
nave2 [neɪv] N (= wheel) → cubo m
nave plate (Aut) → tapacubos m inv

nave [ˈneɪv] nnef f

nave
n
(of church)Haupt- or Mittel- or Längsschiff nt
(of wheel)(Rad)nabe f

nave [neɪv] n (of church) → navata centrale
nave [neɪv] n (of church) → navata centrale

nave
n nave [neiv]
the middle or main part of a church. skip, naaf صَحْن الكَنيسَه неф hlavní loď midterskib das Mittel-..., Hauptschiff κεντρικό κλίτος ναού nave lööv سالن اصلی کلیسا keskilaiva nef אוּלָם אֶמְצָעִי पहिये की नाव, गिरजा घर का मध्य भाग crkvena lađa főhajó bagian tengah gereja kirkjuskip navata (centrale); navata (maggiore) 身廊 (교회당의) 신랑(身廊) nava joms ruang utama schip (midt)skip nawa nave navă неф hlavná loď cerkvena ladja brod mittskepp ทางเดินยาวระหว่างที่นั่งในโบสถ์จากประตูเข้าถึงแท่นบูชา (kilisenin orta bölümü) sahın 教堂主殿 неф گرجا گھر کا مرکزي حصہ gian giữa ở giáo đường 殿


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