waiting room
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waiting room
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From waiting + room. Compare Dutch wachtruimte (“waiting room, waiting area”), German Warterraum (“waiting room”).
noun waiting rooms · waiting-room
- A room in a public place for people to wait. In the third place, by its situation it serves only for a waiting-room, and a passage to the principal apartments, instead of being reserved, as it ought to be, for entertaining company […]
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noun room
| Español | sala de espera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대기실 daegisil |
| 日本語 | 待合室 machiaishitsu |
| 中文 | 候機室 /候机室 hòujīshì, 候診室 /候诊室 hòuzhěnshì, 候車室 /候车室 hòuchēshì, 接待室 jiēdàishì, 等候室 děnghòuishì |
| हिन्दी | प्रतीक्षालय pratīkṣālay, प्रतीक्षागृह pratīkṣāgŕh, ठहरने का कमरा ṭhaharne kā kamrā |
| Português | sala de espera |
| Français | salle d'attente, chambre d'attente, salle des pas perdus |
| Deutsch | Wartezimmer, Warteraum, Wartesaal |
| Italiano | sala d'aspetto, sala d'attesa |
| Ελληνικά | αίθουσα αναμονής aíthousa anamonís |
| Română | sală de așteptare |
| Русский | зал ожида́ния zal ožidánija, приёмная prijómnaja |
| Tiếng Việt | phòng chờ, phòng đợi |
| العربية | غُرْفَةُ الاِنْتِظَار ḡurfatu l-intiẓār |
| עברית | חֲדַר הַמְתָּנָה khadár hamtaná |
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title = {waiting room},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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