palace
noun /ˈpæləs/
/ˈpæləs/
enlarge image[countable] the official home of a king, queen, president, etc.- Buckingham Palace
- the royal/presidential palace
- He spent his early days at the Palace of Versailles.
- the palace gates/grounds/walls
Extra ExamplesTopics Historya2, Buildingsa2- She found it hard to adjust to palace life.
- The king was deposed by his son in a palace coup.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- 14th-century
- etc.
- …
- build
- live in
- stand
- complex
- compound
- courtyard
- …
- at a/the palace
- in a/the palace
- (often the Palace)[singular] a way of referring to the people who live or work in a palace, especially the British royal family and their advisers
- The Palace last night refused to comment on the reports.
- a Palace spokesman
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Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- 14th-century
- etc.
- …
- build
- live in
- stand
- complex
- compound
- courtyard
- …
- at a/the palace
- in a/the palace
- [countable] any large impressive house
- The Old Town has a whole collection of churches, palaces and mosques.
- Even this small house was a veritable palace compared to his tent.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- 14th-century
- etc.
- …
- build
- live in
- stand
- complex
- compound
- courtyard
- …
- at a/the palace
- in a/the palace
- [countable] (old-fashioned) (sometimes used in the names of buildings) a large public building, such as a hotel or cinema
- the Strand Palace Hotel
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French paleis, from Latin Palatium, the name of the Palatine hill in Rome, where the house of the emperor was situated.