opera house

noun

: a theater devoted principally to the performance of operas
broadly : theater

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With clubs on the main strip, castle lodges, high-end restaurants and a landmark opera house, the town exudes luxury, the beauty aesthetic included. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025 This two-hundred-seat venue, which looks a bit like a Wild West opera house, first opened in 1921, providing entertainment to Standard Oil workers. Alex Ross, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025 Her Mayhem Ball evoked the performance art of Ziggy Stardust and the influence of Alice in Wonderland corralled inside a gothic opera house. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025 There, the city hosts artwork spread across its iconic squares and opera house, including artwork made via drone. Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for opera house

Word History

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of opera house was in 1720

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“Opera house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opera%20house. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.

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