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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Last week, National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit seeking to halt ballroom construction. Arden Farhi, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025 The filing said the ballroom was needed for state functions, its design was still evolving and above-ground construction was not planned until April, making an emergency order unnecessary. Mike Scarcella, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025 The lawsuit challenging the ballroom faces its first key test on Tuesday as a federal judge in Washington weighs a request from historic preservationists to immediately put a halt to construction. Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2025 Trump has long said a White House ballroom is overdue, complaining that events were held outside under a tent because the East Room and the State Dining Room could not accommodate bigger crowds. Bill Barrow, Fortune, 14 Dec. 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 18 Dec. 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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