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The correct spelling is columbaria. A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.

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  1. 1.A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
  2. 2.A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.
  3. 3.A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.
  4. 4.A niche in such a building for housing urns.

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