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meetinghouse

/ˈmitɪŋˌhaʊs/

meetinghouse noun: a building where people meet for a purpose.

Noun

meetinghouse (plural meetinghouses)

  1. A building where people meet for a purpose.
  2. A building where a Quaker congregation assembles for worship.

Forms of meetinghouse

pluralmeetinghouses
alternative formmeeting house
alternative formmeeting-house

Origin of meetinghouse

From meeting + house.

Questions about meetinghouse

What does meetinghouse mean?
Meetinghouse means a building where people meet for a purpose.
What part of speech is meetinghouse?
Meetinghouse is a noun.
How do you pronounce meetinghouse?
Meetinghouse is pronounced /ˈmitɪŋˌhaʊs/ (US).
What is the plural of meetinghouse?
The plural of meetinghouse is meetinghouses.

Words near meetinghouse in the dictionary

  1. meeting with
  2. meeting-house
  3. meeting-houses
  4. meetinger
  5. meetingers
  6. meetinghouse
  7. meetinghouses
  8. meetingitis
  9. meetingless
  10. meetinglike
  11. meetingplace

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