venue
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English venu, from Old French venue, the feminine singular past participle of the verb venir (to come).
Pronunciation- IPA: /ˈvɛnjuː/
venue (plural venues)
- A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.
- (legal) 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.
- 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC ↗:
- The twelve men who are to try the cause must be of the same venue where the demand is made.
- (obsolete) A bout; a hit; a turn.
- Synonyms: venew
- (sports) A stadium or similar building in which a sporting competition is held.
- (by extension) The place where something happens.
- The metalworking forum is not the appropriate venue for this discussion about politics.
See come, and confer venew, veney.
Related terms- lay a venue
- bienvenue
- French: lieu, salle
- German: Schauplatz, Örtlichkeit, Stätte, Austragungsort (sports event), Aufführungsort, Aufführungsstätte
- Italian: scena, luogo, auditorium
- Portuguese: sala de eventos, salão de eventos, local
- Russian: место встречи
- Spanish: sala, lugar
- Italian: luogo, territorio, giurisdizione
- Spanish: escena
- German: Austragungsort
- Italian: arena, stadio
- Spanish: cancha
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