venue
/ˈvɛnjuː/ noun B2- A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.
- 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.
- A stadium or similar building in which a sporting competition is held.
- The place where something happens; especially, one formally recognized as an appropriate one for that occurrence. · Near-synonym: setting· The metalworking forum is not the venue for this discussion about politics.
- A group of vultures.
Plural venues
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The absolute worst part happened when they tried to bring him to the venue.
Famous jazz musicians performed in crowded venues where people danced late into the evening.
The acoustic guitars that had gently resonated across quiet southern porches were simply too quiet for the noisy, crowded venues of the metropolis.
Consequently, historians, architects, and builders had to rely entirely on historical detective work to deduce the exact design of the venue.
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