Definition of showplace
: a place (such as an estate or building) that is regarded as an example of beauty or excellence
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Examples of showplace in a Sentence
They have transformed their home into a showplace.
Recent Examples of showplace from the Web
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The graveyard is now a showplace and a destination for family members who are researching their ancestors.
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Owners who barely scraped by but had civic loyalty kept the Tribe here until a showplace was finally built, rebuffing all the thief cities that lusted for baseball.
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Much like Vivian Howard, and her Chef and the Farmer showplace in Kinston, Kyle Wilkerson took a chance and opened Heirloom, A Poppa Paul Kitchen (a nod to his great-grandfather) in an old department store in downtown Roxboro.
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Greeted by Sea Maids Pretty Sea Maids welcomed the hordes of visitors today and helped them find the park's exhibits and showplaces.
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Once a Roaring '20s showplace, now a $2.5 million teardown: Forgotten places don't age well.
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Hialeah opened in 1925 and its heyday was a showplace for celebrities, pink flamingos and many of the sport's greatest horses.
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The Van Jens moved to their mountaintop property on Bittersweet Hill 26 years ago and have gradually turned it into a Japanese-inspired showplace for their ponds and waterfalls.
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Georgia Street, with its wide walkways and plantings and overhead lighting, is a Downtown showplace, the frequent scene of city-wide galas like on New Year's Eve.
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First Known Use of showplace
1753
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Definition of showplace for English Language Learners
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: a beautiful or important place that people enjoy seeing
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