anteroom

n.
An outer room that opens into another room, often used as a waiting room.

A room adjacent to a larger, more important one; frequently used as a waiting area.

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IN BRIEF: A waiting room or small room leading to another room.

Ted waited nervously in the anteroom before his appointment with the dean.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a large entrance or reception room or area
  Synonyms: antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forværelse, forgemak

Nederlands (Dutch)
wachtkamer, zitkamer in messroom

Français (French)
n. - antichambre, vestibule

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorraum, Warteraum

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προθάλαμος, αίθουσα αναμονής

Italiano (Italian)
anticamera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ante-sala (f) (Arquit.)

Русский (Russian)
вестибюль, передняя

Español (Spanish)
n. - sala de espera, antesala

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förrum

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
休息室, 接待室, 前房

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 休息室, 接待室, 前房

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 곁방, 대기실

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 次の間, 控えの間, 待合室

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حجرة الإتنظار, حجره مؤديه للحجره الرئيسيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חדר קטן המוליך לגדול יותר, חדר-המתנה, חדר-ישיבה ליד חדר-אוכל לקצינים‬

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