courtyard
noun
court·yard
ˈkȯrt-ˌyärd 
: a court or enclosure adjacent to a building (such as a house or palace)
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The apartment overlooks a courtyard.
a series of lunchtime concerts in the museum's open-air courtyard
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Activities and Amenities Plenty of lounge chairs surround The Riding Academy’s freeform swimming pool, which is at the heart of the hotel in an oversized courtyard complete with a separate water splash area for kids and an outdoor fireplace that’s a lovely place to gather in the evenings.
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Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2024
What follows is a selection of 22 of them — paintings, sculptures and decorative objects — most chosen from throughout the museum’s four pavilions, arrayed around a central courtyard.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
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Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2024
What follows is a selection of 22 of them — paintings, sculptures and decorative objects — most chosen from throughout the museum’s four pavilions, arrayed around a central courtyard.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
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“Courtyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courtyard. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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courtyard
noun
court·yard
-ˌyärd
: a court or enclosure next to a building
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