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venue

Pronunciation: /ˈvɛnjuː/

The English word “venue” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.
  2. A neighborhood or near place; the place or county in which anything is alleged to have happened; also, the place where an action is laid, or the district from which a jury comes.
  3. A bout; a hit; a turn.
  4. A stadium or similar building in which a sporting competition is held.
  5. The place where something happens; especially, one formally recognized as an appropriate one for that occurrence.
  6. A group of vultures.

Etymology

From Middle English venu, from Old French venue, the feminine singular past participle of the verb venir (to come). Doublet of veny.

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