Palace - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpæləs|  American pronunciation of the word palace
Brit.  |ˈpælɪs|  British pronunciation of the word palace

noun

- a large and stately mansion (syn: castle)
- the governing group of a kingdom
the palace issued an order binding on all subjects
- a large ornate exhibition hall
- official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)

Extra examples

The town's old movie palace has been torn down.

...the billionaire's “summer cottage” turned out to be an over-the-top palace...

...a palace railroad car that was built for a 19th-century robber baron...

An old movie palace is being restored.

Buckingham Palace

Tourists gather every day to watch the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.

Palace of Fine Arts

The queen summoned him back to the palace.

...an ornate gambling casino that is designed to look like an Italian palace...

A palace stood here in antiquity.

The king went to visit his daughter and abode at her palace for ten days.

The royal carriage was drawn up outside the palace, ready for the Queen's journey.

The people gathered outside the palace to entreat favours of the king.

They slipped past the palace guard.

When the Queen of Sheba came to visit Solomon, he had built, against her arrival, a palace.

Word forms

noun
singular: palace
plural: palaces
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