reception room

noun

British

: a room in a house (such as a living room) that is used for sitting and not for cooking, sleeping, etc.

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Advertisement The two leaders delivered joint remarks from an ornate reception room and later walked the streets of Kyiv as air-raid sirens blared in what a local reporter told me was a common occurrence. —Sabrina Siddiqui, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2023

During the most recent renovation, two living areas were combined to create a large, open-plan double reception room with two fireplaces, dark-wood floors, high ceilings and two balconies. —Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2023