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collection

 
 
/kəˈlekʃən/ noun

Translation

OBJECTS [C] a group of objects of the same type that have been collected by one person or in one place
aynı türden bir grup nesne, koleksiyon
a private art collection 1265
TAKING AWAY [U] when something is taken away from a place
toplama, alma
rubbish collection1637
MONEY [C] an amount of money collected from several people
para veya yardım toplama, bağış, toplanan para
We had a collection for Emily's gift.1265
GROUP [C] a group of things or people
grup,takım, küme, derleme, antoloji
There's quite a collection of toothbrushes in the bathroom.1265
(Definition of collection noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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