ballroom

noun

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

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Donald has been keeping busy with the design of his new White House ballroom, a $400 million, 90,000-square-foot project. Linda Marx, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026 Multiple members pointed to the plane gifted to Trump from Qatar, renaming the Kennedy Center, and the ballroom being put in place of the East Wing of the White House when talking about fraud in the administration. Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026 An audience of her peers, many of whom had long since begun sharing their lives on Instagram, sat rapt in the Beverly Hilton ballroom that January night. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026 Kamelya Alexan sat in a ballroom at the Beverly Hills Hilton, awaiting the announcement of the awards at the Beverly Hills Film Festival this spring. Jeff Banowetz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ballroom

Word History

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 10 Jan. 2026.

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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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