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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In February, for example, the hotel’s grand ballroom hosted a presentation for MA fashion graduates at the London College of Fashion to showcase their takes on sustainability, new materials and identity. Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 15 June 2026 Before anyone could stop him, it was gone — all to make way for an unnecessary $1 billion White House ballroom. Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2026 Shortly before midnight on April 27th, two days after a gunman disrupted the White House Correspondents’ dinner, the acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche, submitted an extraordinary petition to a federal court that had blocked the construction of the White House ballroom. Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 June 2026 For a few hours Saturday night, a second-floor ballroom at THesis Hotel in Coral Gables felt like a World Cup watch party in Casablanca, as a few hundred Moroccan fans of all ages cheered, danced and banged on Darbouka drums as their beloved Atlas Lions tied Brazil 1-1 in their opening game. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for ballroom

Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 21 Jun. 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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