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. The place where something happens.

Synonyms

location

spot

place

site

locale

locus

position

scene

whereabouts

field

point

area

haunt

job

forum

locality

filling

chair

🪑

meeting place

mend

niche

office

🏢

patch

piazza

centre

plaza

abode

capacity

post

public square

scenario

berth

scene of action

seat

💺

setting

bay

slot

appointment

square

station

🚉

town

🏙️

village

accommodation

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛnjuː/

Etymology

From Middle English venu, from Old French venue, the feminine singular past participle of the verb venir (to come). Doublet of veny.