hall synonyms

hall

n.

  1. A large public or semipublic building or room

    legislative chamber, assembly room, assembly, meeting place, banquet hall, town hall, concert hall, dance hall, music hall, arena, ballroom, clubroom, church, lyceum, exchange, drawing room, salon, refectory, lounge, bourse, chamber, mart, stateroom, gymnasium, dining hall, armory, amphitheater, sala (Spanish), rotunda, council chamber, reception room, waiting room, lecture room, gallery, casino, gym*, mess hall*; see also auditorium, building 1, room 2, theater 1.

  2. An entrance way

    vestibule, passage, lobby, foyer, gallery, anteroom, propylaeum, corridor, hallway, pass, entry; see also entrance 2, room 2.

  3. Rural seat of a titled person

    manor, manor house, country estate; see castle, estate 1.

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