showplace
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈʃoʊˌpleɪs/
:
lugar de interés
- The historic mansion has become a popular showplace, attracting visitors from all over the country.
Examples
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The Inner Harbor is now a showplace attraction, with gleaming office buildings, the National Aquarium, and the glass-enclosed pavilions of Harborplace.
Academic text (2006) -
As such, the importance of Muir Woods as a showplace far exceeded its diminutive size.
Academic text (1994) -
The large main room turned into a kind of showplace in which no one lived and nothing was done.
Fiction book (1993) -
I think your yard is going to be the showplace of this town.
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It's gonna be quite a showplace when I finish fixing it up.
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I'm turning this apartment into your showplace.
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Muir Woods is not only a place for visitors, it also is an international showplace.
Academic text (1994) -
Not only had he saved the Speedway from extinction, but he had turned it into a showplace.
Blog text (14) -
A little landscaping and this house'll be a showplace.
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Her house was a grand red brick Delta house, paneled in walnut with marble fireplaces, built by my great aunt in the early 1950s as a showplace for the pre-Civil War tester beds and secretaries.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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2.0
A show, event, or place that draws visitors
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1.0
A place people visit because it is interesting or famous
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1.6
A place people visit because it is interesting or beautiful
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6.2
Something very beautiful or impressive to see
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3.2
A famous place or building in a town that people easily recognize
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3.0
A place or event that attracts many visitors
How Impressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Showplace comes from the simple parts show and place, meaning a 'place' to 'show' things. So a showplace is a beautiful or interesting building or spot that people visit to be impressed.