🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

公会堂

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kōkaidō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Public hall/ˈpʌb.lɪk hɔːl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"市民の集会が市の公会堂で開催されました。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A large building or room owned or used by a municipal government or community for public meetings, entertainment, and social events.

    "The local community gathered in the public hall to discuss the new town development plan."
  2. 2

    A civic auditorium or assembly room available for hire by organizations and citizens for various gatherings.

    "They booked the public hall for their annual charity concert and bazaar."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'public', deriving from the Latin 'publicus' (pertaining to the people), and 'hall', stemming from Old English 'heall', referring to a large manor house or covered space. Historically, it evolved to designate buildings erected or used by communities for public meetings, assemblies, and civic events.

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