repository

(rĭ-pŏz'ĭ-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)
n., pl., -ries.

1. A place where things may be put for safekeeping.
2. A warehouse.
3. A museum.
4. A burial vault; a tomb.
5. One that contains or is a store of something specified: "Bone marrow is also the repository for some leukemias and lymphomas" (Seth Rolbein).
6. One who is entrusted with secrets or confidential information.

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noun

1. A place where something is deposited for safekeeping: archive, depository, magazine, store, storehouse, warehouse. See keep/release.
2. One in whom secrets are confided: confessor, confidant, confidante. See show/hide, words.

n

Long-acting drugs, usually administered intramuscularly. See also medication, repository.

For a list of words related to repository, see:

• Rooms - repository: storage room

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - gemmested, opbevaringssted, lager, magasin

Nederlands (Dutch)
bewaarplaats, vertrouwenspersoon, houder, bron van informatie (persoon/boek etc.), gebied rijk aan grondstof(fen), zijaltaar, depot(injectie)

Français (French)
n. - dépositaire, confident, gardien, dépôt

Deutsch (German)
n. - Behälter, Lager, Fundgrube, Quelle

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αποθήκη, (μτφ.) ταμείο, αστείρευτη πηγή, θησαυρός (ολόκληρος), μυστικοσύμβουλος, θεματοφύλακας

Italiano (Italian)
ripostiglio, collezione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - repositório (m)

Русский (Russian)
хранилище, вместилище

Español (Spanish)
n. - depósito, almacén, depositario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förvaringsrum, skattkammare, magasin, begravningsplats

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
容器, 宝库, 贮藏处, 博物馆

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 容器, 寶庫, 貯藏處, 博物館

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 저장소, 납골당, 보고

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 収納場所, 倉庫, 容器, 埋葬所

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مخزن, مستودع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בית-קיבול, איש-סוד, קבר, מאגר, מחסן, מאגר מידע‬

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