venue

noun ven·ue \ ˈven-ˌyü \

|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

Examples: venue in a Sentence

Definition of venue

1 a : locale 1; also : a place where events of a specific type are held

music venues

b : outlet 1c

2 a : the place from which a jury is drawn and in which trial is held

requested a change of venue

b : the place or county in which take place the alleged events from which a legal action arises

c : a statement showing that a case is brought to the proper court or authority

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Examples of venue in a Sentence

The venue of the trial has been changed.
The nightclub provided an intimate venue for her performance.

Recent Examples of venue from the Web

Video taken from the roof of the hotel shows people in the venue falling and others trying to help them as people run toward exits.

— Fox News, "The Latest: Police release 911 calls from Vegas attack," 6 June 2018
Its Exit/In venue booked a range of artists much like the Armadillo’s.

— barry mazor, WSJ, "‘Outlaws & Armadillos: Country’s Roaring ’70s’ Review," 6 June 2018
Nudity is easy, but art that references pornography is harder to present in a polite venue.

— charles desmarais, San Francisco Chronicle, "Talepasand takes on pleasure, religion and Iran at Jack Fischer Gallery," 5 June 2018
An Ace of Spades-sized performer in a Goldfield-sized venue probably means tickets will go quickly for folk blues hero The White Buffalo.

— aaron davis, sacbee, "Orchestra gets a little help from friends to cover two classic Beatles albums," 1 June 2018
Ciani began performing in venues rigged for four-channel sound in the late 1960s and '70s.

— michael calore, WIRED, "Analog Surround-Sound Is Reborn on a New Quadraphonic LP," 31 May 2018
The cost of mounting defenses against such charges, even for a defendant of Manafort's considerable wealth, can be draining as the separate cases move forward in two venues.

— kevin johnson, USA TODAY, "Legal defense fund launched for Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort, a millionaire," 30 May 2018
The days-long fest is rocking near Lake Champlain now through June 10 on four outdoor stages, and in some 20 venues around the hip Vermont town.

— lauren daley, BostonGlobe.com, "Summer music fests worth the drive," 30 May 2018
Many times, there’s a game against an unfamiliar opponent and in an out-of-town venue.

— david hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, "Reagan, Churchill no strangers to each other," 29 May 2018

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Origin and Etymology of venue

borrowed from Anglo-French, probably alteration (by assimilation to venue "arrival, attendance") of vinné, visné, literally, "neighborhood, neighbors," going back to Vulgar Latin *vīcīnātus, re-formation of Latin vīcīnitās vicinity

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First Known Use: 1531

in the meaning defined at sense 2a

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venue Synonyms

Synonyms

emplacement, locale, locality, location, locus, place, point, position, site, spot, where;

Related Words

scene;

precinct, region, section, sector;

here, there;

VENUE Defined for English Language Learners

venue

noun

Definition of venue for English Language Learners

: the place where an event takes place

Law Dictionary

venue

noun ven·ue \ ˈven-ˌyü \

legal Definition of venue

1 : the place or county in which take place the alleged events from which a legal action arises —used especially at common law

2 : the place from which a jury is drawn and in which trial is held — see also change of venue — compare jurisdiction

3 : a statement showing that a case is brought to the proper court or authority

Origin and Etymology of venue

Anglo-French, place where a jury is summoned, alteration (influenced by venue arrival, attendance) of vinné visné, literally, neighborhood, neighbors, from Old French, ultimately from Latin vicinus neighboring