How to Pronounce "rookery"
word
ˈrʊkəri
RUUK-er-ee
ɹˈʊkəɹi
RUUK-uh-ree
Definition
A rookery is a place where large numbers of birds, such as rooks or seabirds, or sometimes animals like seals, gather to breed and raise their young.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈrʊkəri
British English
ɹˈʊkəɹi
Simplified Pronunciation
US
RUUK-er-ee
UK
RUUK-uh-ree
Listen in Context
Many birds gather in a rookery during the spring.
Seals return to the rookery every year to have their pups.
We saw a large rookery of herons by the river.
The noise from the penguin rookery was incredible as we approached.