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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Trump has argued that last weekend’s shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner demonstrates why the ballroom is needed to hold safe, secure events for the president and other officials. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026 That screening takes place one floor above the ballroom entrance. Tamara Keith, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026 The approximately 2,000 attendees of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner had barely dug into their spring pea and burrata salad when a series of apparent gunshots rang out on the other side of the doors to the ballroom at the Washington Hilton. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026 Julianne Hough looks ballroom-ready in fringe pants at the Hulu Get Real House event in Los Angeles on April 22. Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 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 28 Apr. 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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