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beekeeping

/ˈbiːˌkiːpɪŋ/

beekeeping noun: the practice or profession of keeping and caring for bees.

Noun

beekeeping (uncountable)

  1. The practice or profession of keeping and caring for bees.
    Synonyms:
    apiculture

beekeeping meaning in Tamil, Punjabi, Persian and Vietnamese

beekeeping in Tamil

தேனீ வளர்ப்பு

beekeeping in Punjabi

beekeeping
ਮੱਖੀ ਪਾਲਣ makkhī pālaṇ

beekeeping in Persian

raising bees
زنبورداری

beekeeping in Vietnamese

raising bees
nuôi ong

Synonyms of beekeeping

Origin of beekeeping

From bee + keeping.

Questions about beekeeping

What does beekeeping mean?
Beekeeping means the practice or profession of keeping and caring for bees.
What is beekeeping in Tamil?
Beekeeping in Tamil is தேனீ வளர்ப்பு. See Beekeeping meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is beekeeping?
Beekeeping is a noun.
How do you pronounce beekeeping?
Beekeeping is pronounced /ˈbiːˌkiːpɪŋ/.

Words near beekeeping in the dictionary

  1. Beekdaelen
  2. beeked
  3. beekeep
  4. beekeeper
  5. beekeepers
  6. beekeeping
  7. beekeeps
  8. Beeker
  9. Beekers
  10. Beekes
  11. beekind

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Adapted from Wiktionary: beekeeping (page history and authors); beekeeping (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਮੱਖੀ ਪਾਲਣ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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