dancehall
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- noun
- /ˈdænsˌhɔl/
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salón de baile
- In the evening Georgia worked as a dancehall girl.
- dancehall king
- Jamaican dancehall
- dancehall reggae
Examples
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Hank Curtis' cabin was a stone's throw from the dancehall.
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Peter met you in a dancehall.
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Out of the night came the Little Fellow, towards the dancehall, that beacon light of pleasure, that retreat of lost dreams.
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Since that night in the dancehall the Little Fellow hadn't seen Georgia, but an incident was to bring them together again.
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For in the world of the dancehall it wasn't wise for the girls to reveal their hearts.
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But, no matter what your musical preferences are, if you want to have too much fun on a Saturday night, find out where Josh Weathers is playing and immediately head to that dancehall.
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I hit up the club Limelight, which was right downtown, and stumbled into one of the craziest dancehall parties of my life.
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Every Friday night, we gather at the local dancehall to enjoy the lively music and dance with friends.
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The dancehall was packed with people moving to the energetic beats of the live band.
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At the end of the month, the community hosts a big party in the dancehall featuring local DJs and performers.
Synonyms
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2.3
A large room where people dance at formal events
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A large place for dancing with live or recorded music
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A nightclub where people dance to recorded popular music
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A large elegant place for dancing and music
A large room or building for dancing and social events
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dancehall comes from the simple parts dance and hall, where hall means 'a large room' and together they mean 'a place to dance'. So a dancehall today is a room or building where people meet to dance, especially in Jamaica.