venue

Meaning

  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. (obsolete) A bout; a hit; a turn.
  4. A stadium or similar building in which a sporting competition is held.
  5. (broadly) The place where something happens.

Synonyms

location
B1
spot
A2
place
A1
site
B1
locale
45k
locus
49k
position
A2
scene
A2
whereabouts
C1
field
A2
point
A1
area
A2
haunt
C1
job
A1
forum
C2
locality
36k
filling
B2
chair
B1
🪑
meeting place
mend
C1
niche
21k
office
A1
🏢
patch
B2
piazza
21k
centre
B2
plaza
C1
abode
C2
capacity
C1
post
B1

public square

scenario
C1
berth
20k

scene of action

seat
A2
💺
setting
B2
bay
B2
slot
C1
appointment
B1
square
B1
station
A2
🚉
town
A1
🏙️
village
A2
accommodation
C2
Translations

lugar
place
lieu
local
Austragungsort
sitio
paragem
🛑
lugar
sítio
luogo
plaats
espai
locus
lloc
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɛnjuː/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
venu
In summary

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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