courtyard
An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildingsAn area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.
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» The restaurant you're looking for is across the courtyard on the left.
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Examples
53 sentencesMeaning
1 sensesAn area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.
She sat in the courtyard, enjoying the garden.
There comes a fairy in the courtyard, bearing a handful of gifts.
Hof
дворdvor, вну́тренний дворvnútrennij dvor, подво́рьеpodvórʹje
двірdvir, подві́р'яpodvírʺja
an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
Origin
From court + yard.From court + yard.
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Forms
plural: courtyards| Singular | courtyard |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings:court
Word family
6 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.