ballroom

noun

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

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The East Wing, which traditionally houses the first lady's offices and staff, is being demolished to make way for the massive 90,000-square-foot ballroom. Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025 In that sense, some things haven’t changed since ABC first bought the pitch from BBC 20 years ago that was a celebrity reboot of the UK’s old Come Dancing ballroom competition series. Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025 The former Brooklyn Nets point guard dedicated his win to his parents, who'd supported him through his whole DWTS journey but couldn't be in the ballroom for the finale due to a COVID-19 exposure. Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025 On Tuesday night, Tom Bergeron’s going to be back in the ballroom. Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025 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 13 Nov. 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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