dancehall
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dancehall
- /ˈdɑːnsˌhɔːl/
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From dance + hall.
noun dancehalls · dance hall · dance-hall
- A public hall for dancing. Six years later there were barely any dancehalls to supervise—it was all glitzy discos attached to pubs.
- A genre of Jamaican dance music derived from dub and reggae. It sounded Jamaican to me, a form of dancehall, and […] I wandered over and watched the dancing.
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noun public hall for dancing
| 한국어 | 댄스홀 daenseuhol, 무도장 mudojang |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ダンスホール dansuhōru, 踊り場 odoriba, 舞踏場 butōjō |
| 中文 | 舞廳 /舞厅 wǔtīng, 舞蹈場 /舞蹈场 wǔdǎochǎng |
| Português | salão de dança |
| Français | salle de danse |
| Deutsch | Tanzsaal |
| Italiano | sala da ballo, balera |
| Română | sală de dans |
| Русский | танцева́льный зал tanceválʹnyj zal, да́нсинг dánsing |
| العربية | قَاعَةُ رَقْص qāʕatu raqṣ |
Talk about this word "dancehall." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dancehall. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dancehall. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dancehall "dancehall." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dancehall.
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@misc{dancehall_2026,
title = {dancehall},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dancehall},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
