showpiece

show·piece  (shps)

n.

Something exhibited, especially as an outstanding example of its kind.

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showpiece

Noun

1. anything displayed or exhibited

2. something admired as a fine example of its type: an orchestral showpiece

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

showpiece - the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection collector's item, piece de resistance curio, curiosity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity, oddity - something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting rariora - (plural) rare collector's items

Translations

showpiece [ˈʃəupiːs] n [of exhibition etc] → objeto más valioso, joya;

that hospital is a showpiece → ese hospital es un modelo del género

showpiece [ˈʃəupiːs] n [of exhibition etc] → joyau m, clou m;

that hospital is a showpiece → cet hôpital est un modèle du genre

showpiece [ˈʃəupiːs] show n (of exhibition etc) → Schaustück nt;

(best example) → Paradestück nt;

(prime example) → Musterbeispiel nt

showpiece [ˈʃəupiːs] n [of exhibition] → pezzo forte;

that hospital is a showpiece → è un ospedale modello