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ballroom

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ball·room  (bôlrm, -rm)
n.
A large room for dancing.
ballroom [ˈbɔːlˌruːm -ˌrʊm]
n
a large hall for dancing
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ballroomballroom - large room used mainly for dancing  
dance hall, dance palace
discotheque, disco - a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
Translations
ballroom [ˈbɔːlrʊm]
A. N → salón m or sala f de baile
B. CPD ballroom dancing N → baile m de salón
ballroom [ˈbɔːlrʊm ˈbɔːlruːm] n → salle f de bal
ballroom dancer n → danseur/euse m/f de salon
ballroom dancing n → danse f de salon
ballroom [ˈbɔːlˌrʊm] n → sala da ballo
ballroom [ˈbɔːlˌrʊm] n → sala da ballo


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The perfume of countless roses, the music of the finest band in Europe, floated through the famous white ballroom of Devenham House.
The Illustrious Prince by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
It was long, for it was full of extremely elaborate incidents, which led on to a discussion of the principles on which morality is founded, and thus to several very interesting matters, which even in this ballroom had to be discussed in a whisper, lest one of the pouter pigeon ladies or resplendent merchants should overhear them, and proceed to demand that they should leave the place.
The Voyage Out by Woolf, Virginia View in context
She took Miss Jones to the robing-room, and soon brought her back in regulation trim, and then we entered the ballroom with this benefactress unchallenged.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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