- pronunciation:
- pae
lihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the official residence of royalty or other head of state.
The palace of the king and queen has more than two hundred rooms.The visiting dignitaries were escorted to the presidential palace.
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| definition 2: |
a large, often luxurious home; stately mansion.
- similar words:
- castle, home
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| definition 3: |
an ornately decorated building for movies or other entertainments.
The city is renovating the old movie palace. |
| related words: |
castle |
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Palace comes from
palatium, the Latin name for the grand house of the emperor Augustus Caesar, which sat on the Palatine Hill in Rome.