courthouse
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courthouse
- /ˈkɔɹt.haʊs/ US
Where it comes from
From court + house.
noun courthouses
- A public building housing courts of law.
- The public building where most American counties have their county offices.
Similar: court, courthouse
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: courtroom, tribunal, palace, hall, court, palate, ictr, palais, county court, court house, law court, lawcourt, high court, district court, municipal court, magistrates' court
noun
Similar: court, courthouse
Translations
Every language
noun public building housing courts of law
| Español | palacio de justicia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 裁判所 saibansho, 法廷 hōtei |
| 中文 | 法庭 fǎtíng, 法院 fǎyuàn |
| Português | tribunal, palácio da justiça |
| Français | palais de justice, tribunal, maison de cour |
| Deutsch | Gerichtsgebäude, Justizpalast, Justizgebäude |
| Italiano | palazzo di giustizia |
| Ελληνικά | δικαστικό μέγαρο dikastikó mégaro |
| Română | tribunal, palat de justiție |
| Русский | зда́ние суда́ zdánije sudá, суд sud, дворе́ц правосу́дия dvoréc pravosúdija |
| Tiếng Việt | toà án |
Talk about this word "courthouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/courthouse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. courthouse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/courthouse "courthouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/courthouse.Cite this
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title = {courthouse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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