forum

fo·rum  (fôrm, fr-)

n. pl. fo·rums also fo·ra (fôr, fr)

1.

a. The public square or marketplace of an ancient Roman city that was the assembly place for judicial activity and public business.

b. A public meeting place for open discussion.

c. A medium for open discussion or voicing of ideas, such as a newspaper, a radio or television program, or a website.

2. A public meeting or presentation involving a discussion usually among experts and often including audience participation.

3. A court of law; a tribunal.

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[Middle English, from Latin; see dhwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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forum

Noun

1. a meeting or medium for the open discussion of subjects of public interest

2. (in ancient Roman cities) an open space serving as a marketplace and centre of public business

3. (in South Africa) a pressure group of leaders and representatives [Latin]

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Forum of Greeks—Sqfire in N. Y. Times, 1983.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	forum - a public meeting or assembly for open discussion group meeting, meeting - a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson"
	2.	forum - a public facility to meet for open discussion meeting place, assembly facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"

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forum

noun 1. meeting, conference, assembly, meeting place, court, body, council, parliament, congress, gathering, diet, senate, rally, convention, tribunal (archaic), (literary) seminar, get-together (informal) congregation, caucus chiefly U.S., Canad. synod, convergence, symposium, hui N.Z. moot, assemblage, conclave, convocation, consistory in various Churches ecclesia in Church use colloquium, folkmoot (in medieval England) runanga N.Z.

noun 2. public square, court, square, chamber, platform, arena, pulpit, meeting place, amphitheatre, stage, rostrum, agora (in ancient Greece)

Translations

forum [ˈfɔːrəm] n (also fig) → foro

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forum [ˈfɔːrəm] n → forum m, tribune f

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forum [ˈfɔːrəm] n → Forum nt

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forum [ˈfɔːrəm] n → foro;

(fig) → luogo di pubblica discussione

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forum

n forum [ˈfoːrəm]

1 any public place in which discussions take place, speeches are made etc In modern times the television studio is as much a forum for public opinion as the market-places of ancient Rome used to be. forum ساحَه عامّه في روما القَديمَه форум fórum forum das Forum δημόσιος χώρος συζητήσεων foro foorum مکان عمومی برای تبادل نظر foorumi forum בָּמָה न्यायालय forum, trg, javno mjesto fórum forum staður ætlaður til almennra umræðna foro, tribunale 公開討論の場 포럼 forumas forums; diskusiju vieta forum forum forum forum foro forum форум fórum, voľná tribúna forum forum forum ที่สำหรับอภิปราย meydan 討論會, 論壇 зала для диспутів کوئی بھی عوامی مقام جہاں بحث مباحثہ کیا جاۓ diễn đàn 讨论会, 论坛

2 a market-place in ancient Roman cities and towns. markplein سوق في المدن الرومانيّه القديمَه пазар в Древен Рим fórum forum der Marktplatz αρχαία αγορά foro turuplats میدان شهر tori forum כִּיכַּר הָעִיר सभा स्थल forum (trg u antičkom Rimu) fórum forum (markaðs)torg foro 市場 (고대 로마 도시의) 장터 forumas forums forum forum forum forum foro forum римский форум fórum forum forum forum การประชุมแสดงความคิดเห็น pazar yeri 古羅馬城鎮的市場 форум قدیم روما میں چوک یا منڈی (La Mã) chợ 古罗马城镇的市场