kursaaln.
/ˈkʊəzɑːl/, /ˈkʊəsɑːl/, /ˈkəːzɑːl/, /ˈkəːsɑːl/, /ˈkəːzl/, /ˈkəːsl/, /ˈkʊəzl/, /ˈkʊəsl/, U.S. /ˈkʊrˌzɑl/, /ˈkʊrˌsɑl/ A public building at a German health resort, provided for the use and entertainment of visitors; hence, sometimes, a similar building at an English watering-place.
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society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > [noun] > assembly rooms or halls
redoubt1702
assembly-room1744
drum-room1749
assembly house1762
pantheon1772
casino1789
pleasure dome1816
palace1831
melodeon1840
kursaal1850
winter garden1859
music hallc1883
Met1896
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > public building > [noun] > other spec.
hallc1302
prytaneum1577
praetorium?1586
Roman bath1680
Colosseum1809
kursaal1850
scuola1851
culture centre1890
cultural centre1891
club1896
1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. xviii. 174 The Kursaal band at the bath.
1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. xviii. 177 The resolute old gentleman..made his appearance in the halls of the Kursaal.
1899 Westm. Gaz. 14 Sept. 10/2 The Margate and Southend Kursaals, Limited.
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