1. a building or buildings where nuns live and work; a convent

Examples

• The old nunnery was converted into a museum.
• She decided to enter the nunnery after college.
• The nunnery sits peacefully on the hillside overlooking the valley.
• Visitors can tour the historic nunnery on weekends.
• The nuns at the local nunnery run a small bakery.
• The medieval nunnery housed over fifty sisters at its peak.