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n.
A porch or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building. Also called gallery.

[Hindi varaṇḍā, probably from Portuguese varanda (perhaps ultimately from Vulgar Latin *barra, barrier, bar).]


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verandah

Light external open gallery, or covered way, with a sloping or lean-to roof carried by slender (usually metal) columns or posts, attached to a building, often in front of the windows of the principal rooms, affording shelter from the sun as well as a pleasant external seating area with access from French windows. Sometimes it can be very decorative, with trellis-work and plants, and may extend all round a house, forming a skirt-roof. It was a feature that became popular from the early C19.

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A verandah or veranda is a roofed opened gallery or porch.[1] It is also described as an open pillared gallery, generally roofed, built around a central structure.[2] It is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front and sides of the structure.[3]

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History of term

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word verandah originated in India where it is found in several native languages. However, it may have been an adaptation of the Portuguese or older Spanish varanda (baranda or barandilla in modern Spanish), again borrowed from Indian languages, referring to a railing, balustrade or balcony. The distinctive style of Indian architecture evolved from a hybrid of east and west. The veranda is one of the many new hybrid architectural elements. [4]

Although the form "verandah" is correct and very common, some authorities prefer the version without an h (the OED gives the h version as a variant, and the Guardian Style Guide says "veranda not verandah").

Architecture styles notable for verandahs

The Queenslander is a style of residential construction in Queensland, Australia which is characterised by its large verandahs.

Winifred Rawson nursing her son on the verandah of The Hollow, near Mackay, Australia, ca. 1873

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References

  1. ^ Poppeliers, John C. (1983). What Style is it?. New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 106. ISBN 0471144347. 
  2. ^ "Glossary of Anglo-Indian words - verandah". University of Chicago. http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.2:1:413.hobson. Retrieved 2007-01-11. 
  3. ^ Ching, Francis D.K. (1995). A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. New York: John Wiley and Sons. p. 25. ISBN 0-471-82451-3. 
  4. ^ "Verandah - Discussion forum". archnet.org. http://archnet.org/forum/view.tcl?message_id=11372. Retrieved 2007-01-11. 

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Common misspelling(s) of veranda

  • meranda

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - veranda

Nederlands (Dutch)
balkon, veranda

Français (French)
n. - véranda

Deutsch (German)
n. - Veranda

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βεράντα

Italiano (Italian)
veranda

Português (Portuguese)
n. - varanda (f), balcão (m), terraço (m)

Русский (Russian)
веранда, терраса

Español (Spanish)
n. - galería, mirador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - veranda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
阳台, 走廊

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 陽臺, 走廊

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 베란다, 툇마루

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ベランダ, 縁側

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شرفه, بلكون‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מרפסת, אכסדרה‬

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