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Dictionary: play·house   (plā'hous') pronunciation
n., pl., -hous·es (-hou'zĭz, -sĭz).
  1. A theater.
  2. A small house for children to play in.
  3. A child's toy house; a dollhouse.

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1. A place of assembly for dramatic presentations.
2. A small building serving children as a make-believe home.


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IN BRIEF: n. - A small scale model of a house meant for children.

pronunciation We had a playhouse when I was growing up.

Wikipedia: Playhouse
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Playhouse is a common Elizabethan term for a theatre, especially those built in London such as The Globe and The Rose.

It is also used as the name for theatres today:

Playhouse can also refer to:


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - teater, legehus

Nederlands (Dutch)
schouwburg, speel(goed) huis

Français (French)
n. - théâtre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schauspielhaus, Spielhaus

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θέατρο (το κτίριο)

Italiano (Italian)
teatro, casa di bombole

Português (Portuguese)
n. - teatro (m)

Русский (Russian)
театр

Español (Spanish)
n. - teatro, casa de muñecas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lekstuga, teater(byggnad)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
剧场, 房屋玩具, 儿童之家

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 劇場, 房屋玩具, 兒童之家

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 극장, (아이들의) 놀이집

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 劇場, 子供の家, おもちゃの家

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مسرح لعرض الروايات التمثيليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תיאטרון, בית משחקים לילדים‬


 
 
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