courtyard
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courtyard
- /ˈkɔɹt.jɑɹd/ US
- /ˈkɔːt.jɑːd/ UK
Where it comes from
From court + yard.
noun courtyards
- An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings. She sat in the courtyard, enjoying the garden.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: court, hall, terrace, patio, deck, window, backyard, playground, yard, concourse, compound, cour, garden, extinction, annihilation, tribunal
Translations
Every language
noun unroofed walled area
| Español | patio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 안마당 anmadang, 중정 jungjeong |
| 日本語 | 中庭 nakaniwa |
| 中文 | 庭院 tíngyuàn, 中庭 zhōngtíng, 院子 yuànzi |
| हिन्दी | आँगन āṅgan, प्रांगण prāṅgaṇ |
| Português | pátio |
| Français | cour |
| Deutsch | Hof |
| Italiano | cortile, corte |
| Ελληνικά | αυλή avlí |
| Română | curte |
| Русский | двор dvor, вну́тренний двор vnútrennij dvor, подво́рье podvórʹje |
| Tiếng Việt | sân |
| العربية | فِنَاء fināʔ, حَوْش ḥawš, صَحْن ṣaḥn |
| עברית | חָצֵר khatsér |
Talk about this word "courtyard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/courtyard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. courtyard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/courtyard "courtyard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/courtyard.Cite this
@misc{courtyard_2026,
title = {courtyard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/courtyard},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
