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véranda — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • conservatory noun A glass-walled room attached to a house, used for growing plants or as a sitting room.
  • porch noun A covered structure at the entrance of a building, sometimes with its own roof.
  • veranda noun A roofed, open-sided platform or porch attached to the outside of a house.

Senses

véranda is used for these senses in English:

  • conservatory (chiefly, _, UK, Ireland) A glass-walled and -roofed room in a house
  • porch (architectural element) A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.
  • veranda A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building. [from 18th c.]

conservatory — full definition

  1. noun A glass-walled room attached to a house, used for growing plants or as a sitting room.
  2. noun A school specialising in music, drama, or another performing art.
  3. noun A large greenhouse used to display or grow plants.

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