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playhouse

/ˈpleɪhaʊs/

playhouse noun: a venue for performing plays. Also the alternative form of play house.

Noun

playhouse (plural playhouses)

  1. A venue for performing plays.
    Synonyms:
    theater

Also used as

playhouse is also the alternative form of play house.

playhouse meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

playhouse in Hindi

प्लेहाउस

playhouse in Marathi

प्लेहाऊस

playhouse in Urdu

پلے ہاؤس, پلے ہاؤز, پلے ہاوس

playhouse in Bengali

প্লেহাউস
More languagesFewer languages
playhouse in Telugu
ప్లేహౌస్, ప్లే హౌస్
playhouse in Malayalam
പ്ലേഹൌസ്, പ്ലേ ഹൌസ്
playhouse in Kannada
ಪ್ಲೇಹೌಸ್, ಪ್ಲೇ ಹೌಸ್
playhouse in Punjabi
ਪਲੇਹਾਊਸ, ਪਲੇਅਹਾਊਸ
playhouse in Gujarati
પ્લેહાઉસ, પ્લે હાઉસ
playhouse in Odia
ପ୍ଲେହାଉସ୍
playhouse in Nepali
प्लेहाउस, प्ले हाउस, प्लेहाउसले

Synonyms of playhouse

Forms of playhouse

pluralplayhouses

Plural of playhouse: playhouses

Origin of playhouse

From Middle English *pleyhous, possibly continuing Old English pleġhūs (“playhouse, theatre”). By surface analysis, play + house. Compare Dutch speelhuis, German Spielhaus.

Questions about playhouse

What does playhouse mean?
Playhouse means a venue for performing plays.
What is playhouse in Hindi?
Playhouse in Hindi is प्लेहाउस. See Playhouse meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is playhouse?
Playhouse is a noun.
How do you pronounce playhouse?
Playhouse is pronounced /ˈpleɪhaʊs/.
What is the plural of playhouse?
The plural of playhouse is playhouses.

Words near playhouse in the dictionary

  1. playgrouper
  2. playgroupers
  3. playgroups
  4. playhead
  5. playheads
  6. playhouse
  7. playhouses
  8. playin
  9. playin'
  10. playing
  11. playing a part

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: playhouse (page history and authors); playhouse (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); playhouse (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); playhouse (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); playhouse (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); playhouse (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); playhouse (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); playhouse (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); playhouse (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); playhouse (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); playhouse (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); playhouse (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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