ballroom

noun

ball·​room ˈbȯl-ˌrüm How to pronounce ballroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a large room used for dances

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Ten hours after leading Ohio State to the College Football Playoff championship, coach Ryan Day met with the media in a hotel ballroom in downtown Atlanta Tuesday morning. Tim Casey, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 The Biltmore ballroom was given a military makeover, with Allied flags replacing bouquets, and the evening began with a hawkish address from the politician Wendell Willkie. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025 The baths also host a New Year's Eve bash with a candlelit meal and dancing in the elegant ballroom. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025 The first awards dinner was held at the Imperial ballroom of the Hotel Muehlebach. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for ballroom 

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First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ballroom was in 1719

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“Ballroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballroom. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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ballroom

noun
ball·​room ˈbȯl-ˌrüm How to pronounce ballroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a large room for dances

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