English Explanatory Dictionary

venue

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.
  2. A neighborhood or near place; the place or county in which anything is alleged to have happened; also, the place where an action is laid, or the district from which a jury comes.
  3. A bout; a hit; a turn.
  4. A stadium or similar building in which a sporting competition is held.
  5. The place where something happens.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɛnjuː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-venue.wav

Word forms

venue venues

Etymology

From Middle English venu, from Old French venue, the feminine singular past participle of the verb venir (to come). Doublet of veny.

Synonyms

venew

Related words

lay a venue bienvenue

Derived words

change of venue sex-on-premises venue

Translations

Catalan: local Catalan: seu Chinese Mandarin: 地點 /地点 Chinese Mandarin: 場地 /场地 Chinese Mandarin: 場所 /场所 Danish: skueplads Finnish: tapahtumapaikka French: lieu French: salle German: Schauplatz German: Örtlichkeit German: Stätte German: Austragungsort German: Aufführungsort German: Aufführungsstätte Italian: scena Italian: luogo Italian: auditorium Macedonian: собиралиште Macedonian: место Macedonian: одржувалиште Māori: tūnga Māori: taunga Norwegian Bokmål: skueplass Norwegian Bokmål: arrangementssted Portuguese: sala de eventos Portuguese: salão de eventos Portuguese: local Romanian: locație Russian: ме́сто встре́чи Russian: ме́сто сбо́ра Spanish: sala Spanish: anfitrión Spanish: paraje Spanish: recinto Spanish: sede Spanish: local Swedish: plats
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