antechamber

(ăn'tē-chām'bər)
n.
A smaller room serving as an entryway into a larger room.

[French antichambre : anti-, before (from Latin ante-; see ante-) + chambre, chamber (from Old French chaumbre; see chamber).]

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1. A room preceding a chamber.
2. A foyer, lobby, or vestibule.

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For a list of words related to antechamber, see:

• Rooms - antechamber: outer room leading to another room, often used as waiting room

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forgemak, forværelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorvertrek, wachtkamer

Français (French)
n. - antichambre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorzimmer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αρχιτ.) προθάλαμος

Italiano (Italian)
anticamera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - antecâmara (f) (Arquit.)

Русский (Russian)
вестибюль, передняя

Español (Spanish)
n. - antecámara, antesala

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förrum

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
接待室, 前厅, 前堂

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 接待室, 前廳, 前堂

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 대기실

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 次の間, 主室の手前の小室

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حجرة الإنتظار, حجره مؤديه الى حجره رئيسيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פרוזדור, מבוא, חדר קטן המוליך לגדול יותר‬

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