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veranda

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ve·ran·da or ve·ran·dah  (v-rnd)
n.
A porch or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building. Also called regionally gallery.

[Hindi vara, probably from Portuguese varanda (perhaps ultimately from Vulgar Latin *barra, barrier, bar).]

veranda, verandah [vəˈrændə]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a porch or portico, sometimes partly enclosed, along the outside of a building
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) NZ a canopy sheltering pedestrians in a shopping street
[from Portuguese varanda railing; related to Hindi varandā railing]
verandaed , verandahed adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.verandaveranda - a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
lanai - a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room
porch - a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
Translations
veranda verandah [vəˈrændə] Ngalería f, veranda f, terraza f
veranda verandah [vəˈrændə] nvéranda f
on the veranda → sur la véranda
veranda(h)
nVeranda f
veranda verandah [vəˈrændə] nveranda
veranda verandah [vəˈrændə] nveranda


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Tietjens met me in the veranda with a bay like the boom of the bells of St.
The boy held the end of the telescope against one of the veranda scantlings, while the man gazed through it at the sea.
Rikki-tikki liked it immensely, and when it was finished he went out into the veranda and sat in the sunshine and fluffed up his fur to make it dry to the roots.
 
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