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Kirchenbank
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German
thumb|300px|Kirchenbänke mit de Kniebank Kniebänken — pews with kneelers
Alternative forms
de Kirchbank
Etymology
de :af Kirche<t:church> -n- Bank<t:bench>
From de Kirche church -n- Bank bench.
Pronunciation
de /ˈkɪʁçənˌbaŋk/
de De-Kirchenbank.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Kir chen bank
Noun
f,^e
pew a bench in a church, often long and wooden, and (especially in Catholic churches) with a protrusion at the back which serves as a kneeler for the next row
Declension
f,^e
See also
de Kniebank
Further reading
de Chairs Religion