theater

🇺🇸 /ˈθiːətər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈθɪətə(r)/
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noun
A1

A place where plays and shows are performed.

We went to the theater to watch a play.

A1

A building where movies are shown.

The new movie theater has comfortable seats.

A2

Plays and shows as a form of entertainment.

She enjoys theater more than television.

B1

The art of creating and performing plays.

He studied theater in college.

R

A room in a hospital for surgeries.

The patient is in the theater for an operation.

R

The area where a war happens.

The conflict created a new theater of war.

translation

n. A place where plays and shows are performed.; A building where movies are shown.; Plays and shows as a form of entertainment.; The art of creating and performing plays.; A room in a hospital for surgeries.; The area where a war happens.

Word Forms

Plural theaters