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| basilica |
a large, oblong building of ancient Rome with a series of semicircular apses at one end, used as a public meeting hall or church. [1/2 definitions] |
| box office |
the ticket sales office of a theater, concert hall, stadium, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| box seat |
a seat in a box, usu. offering a better view and some privacy, in a theater, concert hall, stadium, or the like. |
| cafeteria |
a dining hall or restaurant in which customers choose or are served their food at a counter. The customers then carry the food on trays to their tables. |
| chamber |
a large room or meeting hall used by people in government to make and discuss laws. |
| chanson |
a music-hall or cabaret song, usu. in French or in a French style. |
| common |
(pl.) a large dining hall, as at a college. [1/9 definitions] |
| corridor |
a hall or passageway. |
| dais |
a raised platform, esp. at one end of a meeting hall, for speakers or persons being honored. |
| dormitory |
a residential hall, esp. at a college. [1/2 definitions] |
| durbar |
an official reception or public audience by an Indian prince or British governor, or the hall in which the reception is held. [1/2 definitions] |
| foyer |
an entrance hall; vestibule. [1/2 definitions] |
| gallery |
an upper floor which opens over a theater or large hall; balcony. [1/2 definitions] |
| guildhall |
the hall where a guild or corporation meets; town hall. |
| Hall of Fame |
a memorial hall or building dedicated to illustrious or famous persons in a particular profession, sport, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| hall tree |
a clothes tree, esp. one standing in an entrance hall. |
| hallway |
a lobby or entrance hall. [1/2 definitions] |
| Liberty Bell |
the bronze bell of Philadelphia's Independence Hall, rung on July 8, 1776, to proclaim the independence of the United States. |
| lobby |
a hall or open room inside the entrance of a hotel, theater, or other large building. It is often used as a waiting room. [1/3 definitions] |
| loudspeaker |
a piece of electronic equipment that makes sound louder and broadcasts it in one area, such as a room or hall. |
| meetinghouse |
a building, assembly hall, or house used for public meetings or worship, esp. by Quakers. |
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